South West Africa campaign
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Was the conquest and occupation of German South West Africa by forces from the Union of South Africa during World War I.
Chronology
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February 1915: Battle of Kakamas: To disrupt South African plans to invade South West Africa, the Germans launched a pre-emptive invasion of their own.
April 1915: South African conquest of Keetmannshoop.
April 1915: South African conquest of Warmbad.
April 1915: South African conquest of Gibeon.
July 1915: Battle of Otavi.
May 1915: South African Prime Minister Louis Botha, who did also command the northern forces of South Africa at the time, advanced from Swakopmund along the Swakop valley with its railway line. His forces took Otjimbingwe, Karibib, Friedrichsfelde, Wilhelmsthal and Okahandja and entered the capital of Southwest Africa, Windhuk, on 5 May 1915.
February 1915: The South Africans successfully defended the fords at Kakamas against the Germans. This prevented the Germans from crossing the river and gaining control of the territory.
July 1915: The German forces in South West Africa surrendered at Khorab on 9 July 1915.
June 1915: South African conquest of Omaruru.
Selected Sources
Rothert, E. (1916): Karten und Skizzen zum Weltkrieg, Düsseldorf (Germany)
