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German South West Africa (German: Deutsch-Südwestafrika, DSWA) was a German colony in Africa from 1884 through 1915. It is now Namibia. From 1891, the capital was Windhoek, the same city as the capital of today's Namibia. It covered an area of 835,100 km 2 (322,434 sq mi). This is over one and half times the size of German Empire at the time ...
German colony. Main page: German South-West Africa. From 1884 to 1915, South-West Africa was a German colony under the name of German South-West Africa ( German: Deutsch-Südwestafrika, DSWA). Germany had a difficult time ruling the territory, and it experienced many insurgencies.
German South West Africa (German: Deutsch-Südwestafrika) was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1915, though Germany did not officially recognise its loss of this territory until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.
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German South West Africa facts. German South West Africa (German: Deutsch-Südwestafrika, DSWA) was a German colony in Africa from 1884 through 1915. It is now Namibia. From 1891, the capital was Windhoek, the same city as the capital of today's Namibia. It covered an area of 835,100 km2 (322,434 sq mi).
World War I. During World War I, South African troops opened hostilities with an assault on the Ramansdrift police station on 13 September 1914. German settlers were transported to concentration camps near Pretoria and later in Pietermaritzburg.
Quick facts for kids. The South West Africa campaign was the conquest and occupation of German South West Africa by forces from the Union of South Africa acting on behalf of the British imperial government at the beginning of the First World War.
1884 - 1919. Major Events: German-Herero conflict of 1904-1907. Zanzibar Treaty. Related Places: Namibia. German South West Africa, a former German colony (1884–1919) that is now the nation of Namibia, in southwestern Africa.
