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| First World War - German South West Africa | ||
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| Click on the links above for details of the campaigns pursued in each territory Return to the main WW1 map | ||
The Allied campaign in the German colony of South West Africa (now Namibia) started badly, with defeat for a South African expeditionary force on 27 September 1914 at Sandfontein. Then the South Africans had to withdraw temporarily to deal with a rebellion in their own country by anti-government white Boer farmers. But by the end of November the South African troops were back in German South West Africa, and they began an unstoppable advance through the country. | ||
On 9 July 1915, having been refused a negotiated armistice, the Germans surrendered unconditionally. | ||