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Battles against the Hottentots and Hereros in German South-West Africa 1904 - 1908

Captains Victor Franke, Puder and Fromm, 1904

German troop leaders at the time of the Herero uprising in German South-West Africa: Victor Franke (middle), Puder and Fromm.

Colored soldiers of the protection force during the Herero uprising in German Southwest Africa, 1904

Local soldiers of the protection force after the battle of Owikokorero during the uprising of the Herero in German Southwest Africa. In the battle of Owikokorero between von Glasenapp and Ovaherero under Tjetjo, the Germans suffered heavy losses.

Soldiers of the protection force in German Southwest Africa, 1904

German colonial soldiers after a battle near Otjikinamaparero during the uprising of the Herero.

Hottentots as comrades in arms of the Germans in Southwest Africa, 1904

Witbooi Hottentots in the service of the protection force at the time of the fighting against the Herero. The Hottentots fell in 1904.

German guards during the Herero uprising, 1904

An observation post of the heliograph station at Okaharui.

Soldiers of the protection force during the Herero uprising in German Southwest Africa, 1904

German and local soldiers of the protection force in a bivouac after the battle of Owikokorero during the Herero uprising in German Southwest Africa. On the cot is the wounded sea lieutenant Herrmann, in the middle sits the also injured sea lieutenant and adjutant Schaefer (with sling), right rear stands assistant physician Dr. Jansen. The voluntary medical Kraeger (3rd from right) and a staff physician Dr. Wiemann (2nd from right) sit right. In the battle of Owikokorero between von Glasenapp and the Ovaherero under Tjetjo, the Germans suffered heavy losses.

Soldiers of the protection force during the Herero uprising in German Southwest Africa, 1904

March break of a department of the German colonial troops.

Soldiers of the protection force during the Herero uprising in German Southwest Africa, 1904

Soldiers of a machine gun section of the protection force at the Battle of Orimbo.

Camel riders of the protection force during the Herero uprising, 1904

Camel rider patrol of the protection force during the uprising of the Herero in the German colony of German Southwest Africa.

German fighters in South West Africa, 1908

German armed riders in the fight against the insurgent Hereros in German South West Africa.

Field post in oxcart in Owikokorero, 1906

An ox cart brings field mail to the camp in Owikokorero at Onjatu in what is now Namibia. Here German soldiers fought against the insurgent Herero.

German Navy Expeditionary Corps in South West Africa, 1906

The surviving soldiers of the Marine Expeditionary Corps in German South West Africa. Here, German soldiers and native Herero had fierce fights between 1904 and 1906.

Hospital tent in German Southwest Africa, 1904

Medical German staff in front of a hospital tent in South West Africa during the war with the rebellious Herero. Upper row: assistant doctor Brueggemann, senior assistant physician Janssen, hospital inspector Brueck. Below: nurse Lili Hartog, chief physician Gappel and nurse Helene Voll.

Prisoner Herero fighters, 1905

Three captive Herero fighters who have opposed the German colonial administration. From left to right Zacharias Zeraua, the Herero captain of Otjimbinue, his son and the leader of the Herero.

Tent hospital of the German Schutztruppe in southwest Africa, 1905

Field hospital of the German Schutztruppe in German South West Africa. Here, German soldiers fought a war with the native Hereros.

Mule team in German Southwest Africa, 1905

German soldiers wounded in the fight against the insurgent Hereros, are transported from the (today) Namibian hinterland with mule teams.

The military station Warmbad in German Southwest Africa, 1905

The tower of the military station Warmbad in the former German South West Africa, today Tanzania. In the tower, there are bullet holes that were made during the siege of the rebellious Bondelswarts.

Inauguration of a German field company in German Southwest Africa, 1905

The Second Field Company of the United Marines are blessed on February 20, 1905, before the march against the rebellious Herero.

German South West Africa 1904-1905: Fighting against Hottentots and Hereros

German troops (20th Field Company) are preparing in a fortress for the forward march against the Hottentots.

German military hospital in southwest Africa, 1905

German sickbay Hamakari in German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1905 German soldiers fought war against the rebellious natives.

Wounded German soldiers in German Southwest Africa, 1905

Lightly wounded German soldiers in the war against insurgent ethnic groups in South West Africa, now Namibia. In the picture their injuries are bandaged in a medical van.

German field hospital in German Southwest Africa, 1905

German field hospital in the camp of Onjatu in the former German South West Africa, today Namibia. Here German troops fought in 1904 and 1905 against the rebellious Herero.

Prisoners of Native Americans in German East Africa, 1905

The captured high council of insurgent natives of the ethnic group Bondelzwarts against the German occupation.

Arrival of German troops in Swakopmund, 1904

The rebellion of the native Herero against German colonial rule surprised the German colonial administration first. They were able to crush the uprising only when troop reinforcements arrived from Germany. On the picture, the landing of German troops in the pier of Swakopmund in what is now Namibia.

Soldiers of the Navy Expeditionary Force, 1904

Training of German soldiers of the Marine Expeditionary Corps on the automatic cannon aboard the "Darmstadt". They are preparing for their departure to German South West Africa, where they will fight against the insurgent Herero.

War volunteers on the way to German Southwest Africa, 1905

War volunteers on their way to the Lehrter station in Berlin, to depart for their deployment in German South-West Africa against the rebellious Herero. The soldiers are dressed in new colonial uniforms.

Departure of German troops to German Southwest Africa, 1905

Minister of War Karl von Einem (marked with an X in the picture) came to see the embarkation of horses on a war transporter in Hamburg.Around him are German troops who go to war against the insurgent Herero.

Wounded soldiers from the war in German Southwest Africa, 1906

Captain Victor Franke arrives in Hamburg with wounded soldiers from the war in South West Africa against the rebellious Herero.

Departure of German troops to South West Africa, 1905

Departure of German colonial troops to German South West Africa, where the native Herero started a fight against the German colonial officials. In the picture a horse in a box is loaded on a transport steamer.

Departure of German soldiers to German Southwest Africa, 1904

Departure of German replacement troops to German South West Africa on the steamer "Lucie Woermann". The Germans fought there against the rebellious Herero.

Officer Corps on the way to German Southwest Africa, 1905

The officer corps of the replacement expedition aboard the "Darmstatt" when leaving for South West Africa. Here, German troops fought a war against the indigenous revolting Herero.

The Northwestern front at war in South West Africa, 1905

The German station Amatoni on the northwestern front in German South West Africa. Here German soldiers fought with the local rebellious Herero.

German Schutztruppen in South West Africa, 1904

The Brackwater station of the German Schutztruppe during the Herero Uprising in 1904.

Fountain in Grootfontein in German Southwest Africa, 1904

The theater of war in South West Africa, where German troops fought a war against the rebellious Herero. In the picture, the main well of the Grootfontein station in today's Namibia.

Teams of the Navy Expeditionary Force in South West Africa, 1905

Returned crews and officers of the Expeditionary Corps to German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1906 there were several clashes between the German colonial officials and native Herero.

Officers of the Marine Expeditionary Corps in German Southwest Africa, 1905

The returned officers of the Marine Expeditionary Corps in South West Africa. From left to right: bottom row: Major Franz Georg von Glasenapp, Colonel Wyneken, Lieutenant Graf von Brockdorff. Middle row: Lieutenant Schmidt, Lieutenant Stecher, Lieutenant von Sierafewski, Lieutenant Schaefer, Lieutenant Muiher, Senior Physician Jannsen, Lieutenant Classen. Upper row: Lieutenant Hugues, Lieutenant Graeff, Lieutenant Reimann, and purser Prange.

German Navy Expeditionary Corps for German Southwest Africa, 1906

The teams of the Marine Expeditionary Corps returning from German South West Africa at the barracks yard in Kiel. Between 1904 and 1906 there were increased violent clashes between German colonial officials and the native Herero in today's Namibia.

Fairlie locomotive of the railway in German South West Africa, 1904

Fairlie locomotive of the railway to Windhoek secured by sandbags.

Tomb of the Herero leader Samuel Maharero, 1927

The grave of Herero leader Samuel Maharero, who had fiercely fought the German soldiers in German South West Africa until he was defeated in 1904 at the Waterberg, together with Hendrik Witboi.

Captured Hereros, 1905

After conflicts between the German colonial administration in East Africa and the local Herero tribe, numerous Herero fighters were captured by German Schutztruppen. If they were not shot, they were deported to a convict island off the coast, where they mostly died of starvation or disease. In the picture, captured Herero men.

German defense attitude against attacks of the Hereros, 1904

A fort brought in defensive position by German soldiers in German South West Africa. They expect an attack of the insurgent Herero tribes.

Transport of the sick and injured in German Southwest Africa, 1905

The removal of the numerous sick and wounded in the desert area of German South-West Africa represented a problem for the German troop leadership. The photo shows a camel litter.

Troop buildup for German Southwest Africa, 1904

For the fight against the Herero tribes in German South-West Africa, which had become insurgent in 1904, German colonial troops needed reinforcements from Germany. The picture shows how the first 50 men, reinforcements of Lieutenant Maercker, are handed over in the Sandwich Harbour to Huge von Francois.

Horse shipping to southwest Africa, 1904

On the steamer of the "Markgraf" in Hamburg horses are loaded to be used against the insurgent Herero in German South West Africa.

German colonial troops with ox cart in German Southwest Africa, 1904

In the pursuit of the last insurgent Herero tribes in German South-West Africa, the German troops had considerable supply problems in the desert. With ox-carts drawn by up to 10 oxen, ammunition and food had to be brought to the front.

Memorial stone for the fallen at the Waterberg, 1929

Monument to the German soldiers killed in the fighting on Waterberg in August 1904 in the fight against the insurgent Herero tribes. The outcome of this battle involving heavy losses brought about the end of the uprising.

German war council in German Southwest Africa, 1906

Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig von Estorff (on horseback), one of the military leaders in the 1904/06 campaign against the insurgent Herero, at a meeting with his officers. With cap, Captain Franz Ritter von Epp, later Reich Governor in Bavaria.

Landing of horses from Germany in Swakopmund, 1904

Drawing. Landing of German horses for troop reinforcement in Swakopmund during the Herero Uprising in German South West Africa.

German soldiers in battle at Waterberg, 1904

Drawing of German soldiers in the battle at Waterberg in German South West Africa, today Namibia. In 1904 an uprising of the Herero tribe broke out here against the German colonial rule, which was crushed by the German troops.

Rainy season in German Southwest Africa, 1904

During the rainy season in South West Africa, the German station in Omaruru is flooded.

Arrival of troop buildup from Germany, 1906

German troops arrive by rail in Swakopmund. It is a narrow-gauge railway with low performance, which was often fatal to German soldiers in the campaign against the local insurgents between 1904-1906.

German military cemetery in German Southwest Africa, 1908

Cemetery near Grootfontain for German soldiers who fell in the fight against the insurgent Herero between 1904 and 1908.

German military cemetery in German Southwest Africa, 1930s

Cemetery at the former German military station Romansdrift. Here were heavy fights during the Herero Uprising between 1904 and 1908 and during the First World War.

Warmbad in the former German Southwest Africa, 1936

The former German military station Warmbad, where in 1904 the rebellion of the native Herero people began. Later, it became highly esteemed as a spa for its sulfurous springs.

German military cemetery in German Southwest Africa, 1905

German cemetery in South West Africa for soldiers who fell in the fight against the insurgent Hereros.

Natives of the Witboi tribe in German Southwest Africa, 1904

The members of the Witboi in South West Africa supported the German Schutztruppen at the beginning of the rebellions against the Herero, but revolted against German rule in October 1904 and contributed to the rebellion in the south of the colony. The photo shows the Witboi as fighters on the German side.

African prisoners in German Southwest Africa, 1897

Captured African insurgents against German colonial rule in South West Africa.

Battlefield of Oviumbo, 1908

The field of Oviumbo in German South West Africa, where on April 13, 1904 there was a battle between German soldiers and insurgent Herero people. Here, the place where the sickbay doctor Tromdorf opened his first dressing station.

Water tower in German Southwest Africa, 1904

Water tower at the station of Karibib with the revolver cannon of the "Habicht" in German South West Africa, in today's Tanzania.

The entrenched station of Karibi, 1904

The entrenched station of Karibi in the former German South West Africa, where German Schutztruppen fought against the insurgent Hereros. Today the area belongs to Tanzania.

Germans in Okahandja in German Southwest Africa, 1904

German soldiers in front of the fortress of Okahandja in German South West Africa in today's Namibia.

The German fortress of Okahandja, 1904

Interior of the German fortress of Okahandja in German South West Africa, today in the center of Namibia. The German soldiers fought against the insurgent Herero tribes from here.

The German fortress of Okahandja, 1904

Interior of the German fortress of Okahandja in German South West Africa, today in the center of Namibia. The German soldiers fought against the insurgent Herero tribes from here.

German station in German Southwest Africa, 1904

Outer defensive line of the German soldiers at Okahandja in South West Africa, today in the center of Namibia. From here they fought the insurgent Herero tribes.

German station in German Southwest Africa, 1904

German station at Gross Barmen in German South West Africa.

Final negotiations in the fight against the Hereros, 1906

Under the flag on the stairs of the tent is Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig von Estorff at the final negotiations on the subjection of the rebellious Bondelswarts in Namibia.

Aboriginal tribes in German Southwest Africa, 1904

The big chief of indigenous tribes in South West Africa, Hendrik Witbooi, with his Orlog men. From 1893 to 1894 he fought against the German Schutztruppe. After being defeated and pardoned, he worked for ten years on the German side.

German cemetery on the Waterberg, 1906

German cemetery on the Waterberg, a prominent table mountain in today's Tanzania. Here took place the so-called Battle of the Waterberg on 11 and 12 August 1904, between the German Schutztruppe and insurgent Hereros.

German garrison festivals in Warmbad in southwest Africa, 1936

View of the German festivals in the former German colony of German South West Africa. Here began in 1904 the uprising of the natives. Later, thanks to its sulfurous springs, Warmbad became a popular seaside resort.

Ruin of a former German fortification in German Southwest Africa, 1935

The ruin of the former German fortification Gross Barmen, a founding of the Rhenish Mission. During the Herero Uprising in 1904 an important battle took place here for the possession of the mission station founded in 1844.

German station at Grootfontein in German Southwest Africa, 1904

The German station Otjitno, 50 km from Grootfontein. It was invaded on January 17, 1904 by the insurgent Herero, who are fighting against the German occupiers.

German signal corps in the Herero War, 1904

German observation post of the heliograph station of Okaharui in German South West Africa. The German soldiers fight here against the insurgent Herero.

Captured Herero women and children in German Southwest Africa, 1905

Captured women and children of the rebellious Hereros who stood against German colonial rule in South West Africa.

Tomb of German soldiers in German Southwest Africa, 1903

Grave of the fallen German soldiers at the Battle of Warmbad against the insurgent Herero. The picture shows the grave of Lieutenant Jobst, Sergeant Snay and colonist Kuhn, who died on October 25, 1903.

Prisoner Herero fighters in German Southwest Africa, 1905

Herero fighters held in German captivity. In 1904 they had risen against German colonial rule. Unless they were not shot dead, they were deported by the High Command to a convict island off the coast, where most of them died of starvation or disease.

Field hospital in German Southwest Africa, 1905

Field hospital at Okhandja in German South West Africa in today's Namibia. In the picture is the main entrance to the hospital.

Firing the salvo in honor of a German victim, 1904

German soldiers fire the salvo over the grave of a dead man in German South West Africa. They are fighting the insurgent Herero tribes.

German station building in southwest Africa, 1904

The German station building of Gibeon, the former headquarters of the local Witbois, which served the German soldiers during the Herero Uprising between 1904 and 1906 as an important base.

Dressing station for German soldiers in German Southwest Africa, 1905

Dressing station for wounded German soldiers in German South West Africa. Here they fight against the rebellious Herero tribes.

German guard at Windhoek, 1905

The photo shows a pushed forward post of a German cavalry department, equipped with a then new machine gun. They are in a provisional field position before Windhoek and fight against the insurgent tribes of the Herero.

Hoof fitting on an ox in German Southwest Africa, 1905

African men shod the hooves of an ox in a German camp in German South West Africa.

March of a German field company from Windhoek, 1904

Departure of a German mobile field company from Windhoek in German South West Africa. At the top, the officers and officials on horseback. They will fight against the rebellious Herero.

German graves in German Southwest Africa, 1905

Graves in Tsammarob, including that of the veterinarian Pagemeier, in German South West Africa. The soldiers have fallen in the fight against the insurgent locals.

The insurgent Simon Copper, 1908

Between 1904 and 1908, the native population rose against German supremacy in German South-West Africa. The picture shows the leader of the movement Simon Copper. The so-called Herero uprising ended with an extermination campaign of the German colonial troops.

Campaign against Simon Copper, 1908

In German South West Africa, the native inhabitants rebelled against German supremacy between 1904 and 1908, first under the leadership of Hendrik Witbooi and after his death in 1905, under Simon Copper. The German campaign under Captain Friedrich von Erckert was directed against them. In the picture, a stretcher for the wounded German soldiers.

German South-West Africa 1908: campaign against Simon Copper, expeditionary force against Simon Copper, 1908

Captain Willeke rides at the head of a corps of cameleers during the fighting against the Hottentots under Simon Copper (or Kopper). German South-West Africa 1908: campaign against Simon Copper, colonies, Germany, German Empire

German South-West Africa 1908: campaign against Simon Copper, 1908

A cameleer of the German Schutztruppe (Protection force) in German South-West Africa, who participates in the campaign against Simon Copper (or: Kopper, head of the Kopper Hottentots), laying down his camel. German South-West Africa 1908: campaign against Simon Copper, colonies, Germany, German Empire

German campaign against Simon Copper, 1908

In German South West Africa the local population revolted against German supremacy between 1904 and 1908, first under the leadership of Hendrik Witbooi and from 1905 under Simon Copper. Captain Friedrich von Erckert conducted a campaign against them. The picture shows a German soldier riding a camel.

German campaign against Simon Copper, 1908

In German South West Africa, the native inhabitants rebelled against German supremacy between 1904 and 1908, first under the leadership of Hendrik Witbooi and after his death in 1905, under Simon Copper. The German campaign under Captain Friedrich von Erckert was directed against them. The picture shows camels of the German Schutztruppe equipped for the field march.

German expedition against the insurgent Simon Copper, 1908

Wooden signal tower built by the German Schutztruppen in South West Africa. Here, the native inhabitants rose against German supremacy, first under the leadership of Hendrik Witbooi and after his death in 1905 under Simon Copper. The German campaign under Captain Friedrich von Erckert was directed against them.

Grave of the Herero chief Maharero, 1938

Grave of the Chief Samuel Maharero. Maharero led the 1904 Herero uprising against the German colonial rule.

Arrival of the staff of General Lothar von Trotha in German Southwest Africa, 1904

Soon after the outbreak of the Herero uprising, General von Trotha takes over the command of the troops contracted in German South West Africa. The picture shows the officers of his staff after arriving in Okahandja.