Germany's Bloody War Against the Herero and Nama (1904-1908)

In this episode of The Berlin Conference, Lucas and Luna delve into the brutal colonial war waged by Imperial Germany against the Herero and Nama peoples in German South-West Africa (modern-day Namibia). Drawing on earlier discussions of the conference's legacy, they explore the roots of the conflict, the devastating Battle of Waterberg, General Lothar von Trotha's infamous extermination order, and the systematic violence that scholars now widely recognize as the 20th century's first genocide. The conversation covers key figures like Samuel Maharero and Hendrik Witbooi, the roles of concentration camps and scientific racism, and the long shadow this genocide cast over later German history. It's a sobering, deeply researched look at how the partition of Africa led to direct, catastrophic violence against indigenous populations. #Herero #Nama #Genocide #GermanSouthWestAfrica #Namibia #SamuelMaharero #HendrikWitbooi #LotharVonTrotha #Waterberg #ScrambleForAfrica #Colonialism #WarOfExtermination #ConcentrationCamps #20thCenturyGenocide #ImperialGermany #AfricanHistory #History #FexingoHistory #BerlinConference #KingLeopold Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo