Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa

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The Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa was the colonial military force of the German Empire in present-day Namibia, used to enforce imperial rule and suppress local uprisings during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Schutztruppe ⓘ
colonial military force ⓘ
allegiance German Empire ⓘ
associatedWithEvent extermination order against the Herero ⓘ
colonialPower Germany ⓘ
composedOf African auxiliaries ⓘ
German non-commissioned officers ⓘ
German officers ⓘ
conflict Herero Wars ⓘ
Herero and Namaqua genocide ⓘ
Nama uprising ⓘ
country German Empire ⓘ
disbandedAfter World War I ⓘ
loss of German colonies ⓘ
engagedAgainst Herero people ⓘ
Nama people ⓘ
other indigenous groups in German South-West Africa ⓘ
era German colonial period in Namibia ⓘ
garrisonLocation Windhoek ⓘ
governedBy German colonial governor of German South-West Africa ⓘ
historicalContext European colonialism in Africa ⓘ
Scramble for Africa ⓘ
languageOfCommand German ⓘ
militaryBranch colonial army ⓘ
notableCommander Lothar von Trotha ⓘ
operatedInPresentDayCountry Namibia ⓘ
operatedInTerritory German South-West Africa ⓘ
partOf German colonial forces ⓘ
primaryFunction counter-insurgency operations ⓘ
internal security ⓘ
role enforcing imperial rule ⓘ
suppressing local uprisings ⓘ
subordinateTo German military authorities ⓘ
Imperial Colonial Office of the German Empire ⓘ
successorForceInTerritory South African administration forces in Namibia ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
typeOfUnit artillery ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
mounted infantry ⓘ
uniformFeature khaki field uniform ⓘ
slouch hat or field cap ⓘ
usedFor colonial pacification ⓘ
protection of German settlers ⓘ
territorial control ⓘ

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German surrender at Khorab → forcesSide2 → Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa ⓘ
Alte Feste → usedBy → German Schutztruppe ⓘ
linked to: Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa
Victor Franke → militaryBranch → Schutztruppe ⓘ
linked to: Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa
Victor Franke → hasNotableAssociation → Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa ⓘ
Jakob Marengo → enemy → German Schutztruppe ⓘ
linked to: Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa
Lothar von Trotha → militaryUnit → Schutztruppe in German South West Africa ⓘ
linked to: Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa
Battle of Waterberg → combatant1 → German colonial forces in German South West Africa ⓘ
linked to: Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa