Born Then1904–1908
Life during the Herero and Nama genocide
Be born in a place it hit, a few years before it began, and see what it did to five ordinary lives.
What it meant for ordinary people
After the Herero and Nama rose against German rule in South West Africa, General von Trotha ordered their destruction. Many were driven into the desert; survivors were held in camps where many died. Germany recognised it as genocide in 2021.
Deaths: about 24,000 to 100,000 Herero and about 10,000 Nama.
How hard it hits each person in the game (risk of death, of being conscripted, of leaving) comes from scholarly estimates.
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