The force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa.

After the outbreak of World War I, there was immediate fighting in different parts of the world. On 11 May 1915, South African troops entered Windhoek, the capital of South West Africa. The German colonies were defended by the ‘Schutztruppen’, battalions that were made up of German officers and African soldiers. The German forces were under the command of Paul Von Lettour Vorbeck which included 7 500 African men. Prime Minister Botha of South Africa raised a larger army and managed to defeat the German forces throughout the colony now known as Namibia. This lead to the area being under the administrative control of South Africa for 75 years.