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Lothar von Trotha

1848 - 1920

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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 of the Nama Khoekhoe and the Herero. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lothar von Trotha is the 719th most popular military personnel (down from 646th in 2019), the 1,824th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,596th in 2019) and the 129th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Lothar von Trotha ranks 719 out of 2,058. Before him are Jules Brunet, Sigismund Korybut, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, Wilhelm Schepmann, Billy Mitchell, and Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg. After him are Eduard Roschmann, Domnica, Heinz Harmel, Taira no Masakado, Arnold Jackson, and Hans Langsdorff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Lothar von Trotha ranks 44. Before him are Victor Noir, Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Vasily Surikov, Carl Stumpf, Jules Bastien-Lepage, and Maximilian von Prittwitz. After him are Louis Comfort Tiffany, Thomas Lipton, Henri Duparc, Friedrich Ernst Dorn, Hermann von Eichhorn, and Kate Sheppard. Among people deceased in 1920, Lothar von Trotha ranks 37. Before him are Prince Joachim of Prussia, Otto Gross, Mikhail Eisenstein, S. Ansky, Fatali Khan Khoyski, and Norman Lockyer. After him are Odoardo Beccari, Levi P. Morton, Vladimir Purishkevich, Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg, Alexius Meinong, and Maria Bochkareva.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lothar von Trotha ranks 1,824 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld (1651), Carl Loewe (1796), Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1949), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), Peter Henlein (1479), and Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886). After him are Armin Meiwes (1961), Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (1789), Carl Ludwig Blume (1796), Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539), Christoph Graupner (1683), and Simon Mayr (1763).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Lothar von Trotha ranks 129. Before him are Walter Stennes (1895), Nicolaus von Below (1907), August Hirt (1898), Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld (1651), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), and Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886). After him are Hans Langsdorff (1894), Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759), Karl-Adolf Hollidt (1891), Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (1891), Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1737), and Albert Leo Schlageter (1894).

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