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The Order of Hildegard: Iron Cross made of Cloth

Posted in History, News, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Order of Hildegard is a military decoration which was awarded by Imperial Germany for just a brief period of time and exclusively in the colony of German South West Africa. This order became the only officially recognized cloth variety of the Iron Cross. At the start of the First World War in August 1914 [...]

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Curt von François leaves noteworthy Legacy to Namibia

Posted in History, News, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

On 28 December 1931 it is 80 years since the former Reichskommissar and Landeshauptmann of German South West Africa, Curt von François, died at the age of 79. He only spent five years of his life in South West Africa but nevertheless he left a remarkable legacy. Curt von François is seen as the European [...]

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Postal runner – a Postage Stamp for a Gravestone

Posted in News, Personalised Stamps, Poll, Stamps and Stories, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Thinking about it, now would actually be a good time to light a fire and spend the night in the bush. However, Omaruru isn’t much further from here and he easily finds his way in the dark. He is also spurred on by ambition. The trip to Walvis Bay took him less than three weeks, [...]

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