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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.| | {{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''' (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. | '''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. | ||