German South-West Africa

German South West Africa officially known as the German South West Africa Protectorate, was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1915, when it was captured by the Western Allies during World War I. However, Germany did not officially cede this territory until the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.

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Which happened first?

• German South-West Africa and Basutoland began in the same year
• German South-West Africa and German colonial empire began in the same year
• German South-West Africa and British Somaliland began in the same year
• German South-West Africa and Kamerun began in the same year
• German South-West Africa and Spanish Sahara began in the same year

Timeline

1. Basutoland1884–1966
2. British Somaliland1884 – June 26, 1960
3. German colonial empire1884–1920
4. German South-West Africa (this page)1884–1915
5. KamerunJuly 12, 1884 – 1919
6. Spanish Sahara1884 – February 6, 1976

Related

• World War IISeptember 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
• Soviet UnionDecember 30, 1922 – December 26, 1991
• World War IJuly 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
• Ottoman EmpireJuly 29, 1299 – November 17, 1922
• Cold War1945 – December 25, 1991
• Middle AgesAD 476 – 1500s
• French RevolutionMay 5, 1789
• Byzantine EmpireJanuary 17, AD 395 – May 29, 1453