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Namibia: How the Germans exterminated the Hereros
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In this FINAL instalment of The Blue Book on Namibia published in 1918 by the British government but destroyed in 1926, we look at how the Germans exterminated the Hereros. It is a harrowing tale.
Dr Karl Dove, the German, had written: "While however the single Herero cannot be regarded as a very brave person, he must not be looked upon as harmless. On the contrary, the chief danger from them is their numbers and these numbers are a standing menace to our safety."
Therefore, the...
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