South West Africa (S.W.A.)
Index of place names
Re-directed mail. Sent from Braunschweig 21st November 1936, arrives Swakopmund 15 (?) December 1936, after an unsuccessful delivery it's then forwarded to the recipient in Okahandja on 17th December 1936. ref: 21.11.1938 - 17/1
South West Africa
Mail destination place names within South West Africa
Potted History of S.W.A.
Pre-German colonisation: Nomadic (later pastoral) tribal groups, including the San, Damara, Nama, Oorlam and Herero; German South West Africa (1884-1915, officially recognised by the Germans in 1919 after the Treaty of Versailles); South West Africa (1915-1990); Namibia (1990-). The first European explorers were the Portuguese in the late 15th century. They made no claim to the area.
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(including article on the Herero and Nama genocide, 1904-08)
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