Lothar von Trotha
| Lothar von Trotha | |
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| Born |
3 July 1848 Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Prussia |
| Died | 31 March 1920 (aged 71) Bonn, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Prussia German Empire Weimar Republic
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| Service/branch | Prussian Army |
| Years of service | 1865-1920 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars |
Austro-Prussian War Franco-Prussian War Wahehe Rebellion Boxer Rebellion Herero Wars |
| Spouse(s) | Bertha Neumann Lucy Goldstein-Brinckmann |
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 Imperial China on behalf of 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 Herero.
Lothar von Trotha belonged to a prominent Saxon noble family. He was married twice; on 15 October 1872 he married Bertha Neumann, who died in 1905. Following his retirement from the service, on 19 May 1912, he married Lucy Goldstein-Brinckmann (1881–1958), a second marriage for both, Lucy came from a family of converted Jews living in Frankfurt; in London. Trotha had two sons, who died without descendants.
Born in Magdeburg, the capital of the Province of Saxony, Trotha joined the Prussian Army in 1865 and fought in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian Wars, for which he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class. He married Bertha Neumann on 15 October 1872.
He was commander of the Lauenburgisches Jäger Bataillon Nr. 9 for two years in Ratzeburg before he was deployed to Africa in 1894.
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