2 0 ) ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁French ▁( 1 9 2 0 – 1 9 6 0 ) ▁administration . ▁Mal aria ▁and ▁other ▁tropical ▁dise ases ▁took ▁their ▁to ll ▁on ▁the ▁early ▁colon izers : ▁none ▁of ▁those ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁military ▁c emetery ▁lived ▁beyond ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁Jes ko ▁von ▁P utt k amer , ▁the ▁German ▁Imperial ▁Commission er ▁for ▁T og ol and , ▁founded ▁the ▁first ▁field ▁station ▁at ▁Mis ah oh è , ▁ 9   km ▁from ▁K pal im é ▁and ▁" five ▁day ' s ▁march ▁from ▁L om é ". ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁German ' s ▁" T ogo ▁Hinter land ▁Ex ped ition ", ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁gateway ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁T ogo . ▁The ▁Commission er ▁had ▁the ▁station ▁named ▁after ▁his ▁former ▁lo ver , ▁M isa ▁von ▁E ster h azy . ▁ ▁Mis ah oh è ' s ▁small ▁size ▁and ▁rem oten ess ▁obliged ▁the ▁German ▁government ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁nearby ▁K pal im é ▁by ▁establish ing ▁offices , ▁administrative ▁services ▁and ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁infrastr ucture . ▁K pal im é ▁quickly ▁st ole ▁the ▁lim el ight ▁from ▁Mis ah oh è , ▁becoming ▁the ▁regional ▁capital . ▁Loc ated ▁at ▁a ▁cross ro ads , ▁it ▁attract ed ▁many ▁trad ers . ▁By ▁ 1