Naval Memorial (Swakopmund)
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National monument in Namibia 
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| Monument type | National Monument : Monument | ||
| location | Swakopmund | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 22 ° 40 '35.1 " S , 14 ° 31' 29.3" E | ||
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| Emergence | August 1, 1908 | ||
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Recognized by the National Heritage Council |
2nd January 1969 | ||
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| Sponsorship | urban | ||
| Website | NHC Namibia | ||
The Navy Memorial is a war memorial in Swakopmund in the region Erongo in Namibia . This has been a national monument of Namibia since January 2nd, 1969 .
The memorial was designed by Albert Moritz Wolf and unveiled on August 1, 1908. It commemorates the Marine Expeditionary Corps of the Schutztruppe and their contribution to the Herero and Nama uprising in 1904.
In 2015 the memorial was damaged in various, unauthorized actions, including by paint bags. Individuals requested that the monument be returned to Germany, but the Namibian government refused.
gallery
Dedication plaque on the monument
Close up of the monument
Marine Memorial (2014)
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literature
- Andreas Vogt : National Monuments in Namibia. An inventory of proclaimed national monuments in the Republic of Namibia. Gamsberg Macmillan, Windhoek 2004, ISBN 99916-0-593-2 .
Web links
Commons : Marine Monument (Swakopmund) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 047/1969 Marine Memorial. National Heritage Council. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ↑ Demolition of monument required. Allgemeine Zeitung, July 24, 2015.
- ↑ Police stop covering up. Allgemeine Zeitung, August 4, 2015.
