State

German South-West Africa

former colony of the German Empire

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1884–1915
Founded
1884
Ended
1915
Capital
Otjimbingwe, Windhoek
Succeeded by
South-West Africa

Overview

German South West Africa (German: Deutsch-Südwestafrika) officially known as the German South West Africa Protectorate, was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1915, when it was captured by the Western Allies during World War I. However, Germany did not officially cede this territory until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.

German rule over this territory was punctuated by numerous rebellions by its native African peoples. German colonial forces conducted a campaign of reprisals from 1904 to 1908, now known as the Herero and Nama genocide.

The colony was captured by the Western Allies during World War I. Its administration was taken over by the Union of South Africa (a dominion within the British Empire) and administered as South West Africa under a League of Nations mandate. It became independent as Namibia on 21 March 1990.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (8)

  1. Heinrich Vogelsang1883
  2. Adolf Lüderitz1883–1884
  3. Gustav Hermann Nachtigal1884–1885
  4. Heinrich Ernst Göring1885–1890
  5. Louis Nels1890–1891
  6. Curt von François1891–1893
  7. Curt von François1893–1894
  8. Lothar von Trotha1905

Records (14)

  1. 1893 — Battle of HornkranzBattle · Nama ▸ Germany
  2. 1894 — Battle of NauklufBattle · Germany ▸ Nama Tribe
  3. 1904 — Battle of Freyers FarmBattle · Herero Rebels ▸ Germany
  4. 1904 — Battle of NarisBattle · Germany ▸ Nama Tribe
  5. 1904 — Battle of OkaharuiBattle · Germany ▸ Herero Rebels
  6. 1904 — Battle of OnganjiraBattle · Germany ▸ Herero Tribes
  7. 1904 — Battle of OviumboBattle · Hereros ▸ Germany
  8. 1904 — Battle of OwikokoreroBattle · Germany ▸ Hereros
  9. 1904 — Battle of WaterbergBattle · Germany ▸ Herero Rebels
  10. 1905 — Battle of HartebeestmundBattle · Nama ▸ Germany
  11. 1905 — Battle of VaalgrasBattle · Germany ▸ Nama Tribe
  12. 1914–1915 — German campaign in AngolaCampaign
  13. 1915 — Battle of GibeonBattle · Germany ▸ South Africa
  14. 1915 — Battle of WindhoekBattle · South Africa ▸ Germany

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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