Back Suidwes-Afrika-veldtog Afrikaans حملة جنوب غرب إفريقيا Arabic Campaña d'África del Suroeste AST Паўднёвазаходняя Афрыканская кампанія Byelorussian Teatre d'operacions d'Àfrica sud-occidental Catalan Felttoget i Sydvestafrika Danish Erster Weltkrieg in Südwestafrika German Εκστρατεία στη Νοτιοδυτική Αφρική Greek Campaña de África del Sudoeste Spanish Campagne d'Afrique du Sud-Ouest French
| South West Africa campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of African theatre of World War I | |||||||||
 The South West Africa campaign in 1915 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 South African RepublicOukwanyama | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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67,000 South Africans 12,000 Portuguese |
3,000 Schutztruppe 7,000 German militia & settlers 12,000 Boer commandos | ||||||||
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Union of South Africa:
Portuguese Angola:
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German South West Africa:
South African Republic:
Ovambo
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The South West Africa campaign was the conquest and occupation of German South West Africa by forces from the Union of South Africa acting on behalf of the British imperial government at the beginning of the First World War. The South African Prime Minister Louis Botha took the unusual move of directly leading his troops into battle as commander-in-chief, to the frustration of his cabinet.[4]
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 1931, pp. 263–264.
- ^ Fraga 2010.
- ^ Strachan 2001, p. 568.
- ^ "Botha, Louis | International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1)". encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net. Retrieved 13 June 2024.