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Imperial Schutztruppe for German South west Africa
Kaiserliche Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Südwestafrika
Camel patrol, German Southwest Africa, 1907
Founded9 June 1895
DisbandedOctober 1919
CountryImperial Schutztruppe for German South West Africa German South West Africa
AllegianceImperial Schutztruppe for German South West Africa German Empire
TypeInfantry
Mounted Infantry
Artillery
Part ofSchutztruppe
EngagementsHerero Wars
South West Africa campaign

The Imperial Schutztruppe for German South West Africa (German: Kaiserliche Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Südwestafrika) was the official name of the military formation that maintained the German Empire in its colony of German South West Africa. The Schutztruppe are held responsible for numerous atrocities in the Herero and Nama uprising in 1904. During the First World War, the Schutztruppe was defeated by the troops of the Union of South Africa.

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