Franz Adolf Eduard Luderitz

Wishing all our members a pleasant weekend. One day I will visit Namibia, and spend time with as many communities as I can.

All of you have build a beautiful land under the bright sun of Africa ~

Johannes and Samuel Maharero, Oberhäuptling (Paramount Chief) der Herero.

Photo shared courtesy of picryl:
https://picryl.com/media/nama-und-damara-pg172-johannes-samuel-maharero-oberhauptling-der-herero-35f7a9

Outpost of the Sea Battalion at Omaruru

Hendrik Witbooi (Nama chief) Theodor Leutwein (German governor) and Samuel Maharero (paramount chief of the Herero people)

Life and times of Hendrik Witbooi on the link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Witbooi_(Nama_chief)

Life and times of Theodor Leutwein on the link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Leutwein

Life and times of Samuel Maharero on the link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Maharero

Love a bit of corduroy!

Hauptmann d'Arrest who served in Deutsch-Südwestafrika, with illustration of uniform worn, illustrated by H. Knötel and P. Pietsch in the historical reference work Das Deutsche Heer, Friedensuniformen bei Ausbruch des Weltkrieges.

You can view these wonderful colour uniform illustrations, archived by our friends on German Colonial Uniforms in the link below:
http://www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk/plates%20kp%20schutz.htm

*Thanks to Bernd, for identifying Hauptmann d'Arrest, who served in Deutsch-Südwestafrika, we wish you and your family good health!

The fall of German South West Africa in 1915.
The desert phase of the South-West African Campaign. Union troops of South Africa move forward in 1915, the man in the foreground has been hit, as German bullets send up sand spurts as the troops move forward. On the 9th of July 1915, German colonial forces surrendered. Lieutenant Colonel Victor Franke of the Schutztruppe, seen left reads the terms of surrender, as South African General Louis Botha looks on.
Note on illustration: desert scene from "The Great World War - A History" Volume III, edited by Frank A Mumby. The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, circa 1920. Artist unknown.
Note on illustration: photo from "The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol. IV, by W. Stanley Macbean Knight. Caxton Publishing Company, Limited, London, 1919. Artist unknown.
Also note WW1 South African Union Flag with WW1 German Colonial Flag ~
Click on the link below to learn more on the South West Africa campaign 15 September 1914 – 9 July 1915:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_West_Africa_campaign

Pre-colonial Namibia was an agricultural society, primarily involved in the cultivation of cattle, and living off the natural resources of the land. The tribes and clans such as the Nama, Herero and numerous other peoples, had adapted to the harsh and arid climate of Namibia.

When the German colonists arrived in 1884, traders and settlers introduced the latest textiles, fi****ms, tools and other manufactured goods into Namibia, replacing or supplementing traditional local products. The arrival of European settlers introduced products which had a profound impact on local economies and traditional trade networks.

The story of trade and money in Namibia, is told by the Bank of Namibia, click on the link below to learn more on the history of money and trade in Namibia during the colonial era:
https://www.bon.com.na/Learn/History/Story-of-Money.aspx

Click on the link below to learn more on the history of German South West Africa, in the link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_South_West_Africa

Photo shared courtesy of the bank of Namibia ~

German garrison at Bagamoyo in German East Africa, with Askari troops, musicians and German officers and NCOs in white tropical uniform.

Learn more on the history of the coastal city of Bagamoyo in the link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagamoyo

Learn more on the German colony of East Africa in the link below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_East_Africa