Lothar von Trotha

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Lothar von Trotha
Born	(1848-07-03)3 July 1848 Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Prussia
Died	31 March 1920(1920-03-31) (aged 71) Bonn, Weimar Republic
Allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia (1865–1871)  German Empire (1871–1906)
Service / branch	Prussian Army  Imperial German Army
Years of service	1865–1906
Rank	char. General of the Infantry
Known for	Herero and Namaqua genocide
Battles / wars	Austro-Prussian War Franco-Prussian War Wahehe Rebellion Boxer Rebellion Herero Wars
Awards	Pour le Mérite
Spouse(s)	Bertha Neumann Lucy Goldstein-Brinckmann

General Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha (3 July 1848 – 31 March 1920) was a German military commander during the European new colonial era. As a brigade commander of the East Asian Expedition Corps, he was involved in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion in Qing China, commanding troops which made up the German contribution to the Eight-Nation Alliance. He later served as governor of German South West Africa and Commander in Chief of its colonial forces, in which role he suppressed a native rebellion during the Herero Wars. He was widely condemned for his brutality in the Herero Wars, particularly for his role in the genocide that led to the near-extermination of the Namaqua Khoikhoi and the Herero.