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{{quote|The Herero nation must now leave the country. If it refuses, I shall compel it to do so using cannons. Any Herero found inside the German frontier, with or without a gun, with or without cattle, will be executed. I shall spare neither women nor children. I shall give the order to drive them away and fire on them. Such are my words to the Herero people.|von Trotha's extermination order}} | {{quote|The Herero nation must now leave the country. If it refuses, I shall compel it to do so using cannons. Any Herero found inside the German frontier, with or without a gun, with or without cattle, will be executed. I shall spare neither women nor children. I shall give the order to drive them away and fire on them. Such are my words to the Herero people.|von Trotha's extermination order}} | ||
Lothar von Trotha was an Imperial German general notorious for attempts to exterminate the Herero and the Nama, two ethnic groups in Namibia. | '''Lothar von Trotha''' (July 3rd, 1848 – March 31th, 1920) was an Imperial German general notorious for attempts to exterminate the Herero and the Nama, two ethnic groups in Namibia. | ||
==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
Von Trotha was born in Magdeburg on July 3, 1848. | Von Trotha was born in Magdeburg on July 3, 1848. | ||
==Career Before the Genocide== | ==Career Before the Genocide== | ||
He joined the Prussian army in 1865, and served with distinction in the Austro-Prussian war a year later. | He joined the Prussian army in 1865, and served with distinction in the Austro-Prussian war a year later. | ||
==Herero and Namaqua Genocide== | ==Herero and Namaqua Genocide== | ||
On May 3, 1904, he was appointed commander in chief of the armed forces in German Southwest Africa (now Namibia). | On May 3, 1904, he was appointed commander in chief of the armed forces in German Southwest Africa (now Namibia). | ||
==After the Genocide== | ==After the Genocide== | ||
He served in World War I as an infantry general, and is suspected of perpetrating some serious atrocities. | He served in World War I as an infantry general, and is suspected of perpetrating some serious atrocities. | ||
[[Category:List]] | [[Category:List]] | ||