Manie Maritz
South African general (1876–1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manie Maritz (26 July 1876 – 20 December 1940), also known as Gerrit Maritz, was a Boer officer during the Second Boer War and a leading rebel of the 1914 Maritz Rebellion.[1] Maritz was also a participant in the Herero and Namaqua genocide. In the 1930s, he became an outspoken Nazi sympathizer and proponent of Nazi Germany.
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Salomon Gerhardus Maritz | |
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Nickname(s) | Manie Maritz |
Born | 26 July 1876 (1876-07-26) Kimberley, Cape Colony |
Died | 20 December 1940 (1940-12-21) (aged 64) Pretoria, Union of South Africa |
Allegiance | South African Republic |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War Herero Wars World War I |
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