Kamina Funkstation, Togo


Kamina Funkstation was a shortwave radio transmitter in the German-occupied colony of Togoland in West Africa.
The wireless station was built by Telefunken near the village of Kamina, in Togoland, where the nearest large settlement was Atakpamé. Telefunken, on behalf of the German government from 1911 to 1914. The station was designed as a node and switching point for other German colonial radio stations. Shortly after the beginning of World War I Togoland was invaded by British and French forces from the neighbouring colonies of Gold Coast and French Dahomey. The station was destroyed by the operators to prevent it from coming under British and French control.