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German Southwest Africa

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German Southwest Africa
A former German colony of southwest Africa. It was annexed by Germany in 1885 and awarded to South Africa as the mandate of South-West Africa (now Namibia) by the League of Nations in 1919.
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An installation at Kunsthaus Hamburg, regrettably not open when this author visited, depicted Wilhemine Germany's colonial experiences and attitudes towards racism in German Southwest Africa, today's Namibia.
The impermanence of memory by Kouwenhoven, Bill / Afterimage
Once known as German Southwest Africa, Namibia occupies a sprawling expanse of open country between the desolate shores of the south Atlantic and the heart of the vast Kalahari Desert.
Sands of the Kalahari by Thomas, Jr., E. Donnall / Bowhunter
 
 
 
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