German campaign against Simon Copper, 1908
In German South West Africa, the native inhabitants rebelled against German supremacy between 1904 and 1908, first under the leadership of Hendrik Witbooi and after his death in 1905, under Simon Copper. The German campaign under Captain Friedrich von Erckert was directed against them. The picture shows camels of the German Schutztruppe equipped for the field march
Picture No
13329681
Media ID
48354610
Size
4962px x 3803px
(1.9MB)
Credit
(c) Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo
Usage Restrictions
No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo
Source
SZ Photo - Scherl
Date
1908
