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eventREF E-0011270Revised

14 January 1904

Violence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt

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14 Feb 2020
Herero Revolt

The post offices at Waldau and the Waterberg in German South West Africa (now Namibia) were destroyed during the Herero Revolt. Violence also erupted at Omarasa, north of the Waterberg. The Ovaherero conquered the Waterberg military station. All soldiers under the command of Sergeant G. Rademacher were killed. Samuel Maharero allowed missionary Eich with his small party of German women and children safe passage from Waterberg to Okahandja, SWA. At the time Namibia was still a German colony.

How we know this

  1. 01klausdierks,THE COLONIAL PERIOD: GERMAN RULE,[Online] Available at:www.klausdierks.com,[Accessed on 10 December 2013]

Last updated · 14 Feb 2020

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Violence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011270

South African History Online (2011) 'Violence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011270 (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

South African History Online, Violence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011270, (accessed 24 October 2026).

"Violence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011270. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Violence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011270.

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