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Believe it or not, the Holocaust that happened in Europe actually first started in Africa, specifically German Southwest Africa, known as present-day Namibia. Before the documented genocide of the Jewish people during WWII, Germany tested their barbaric and destructive practices of torture and death on the Herero people of Namibia. As WWI approached, the German colonizers returned to Germany with their scientists, who would help them refine and improve their strategies in the most fatal ways for ethnic eradication.
Many would be astounded and incredulous at this hidden piece of history because all they’ve ever been taught was Hitler and the Third Reich’s reign of terror, and not how an African genocide influenced the events that transpired in the Holocaust of the jews. Let’s face it, since the Holocaust was in Europe and the casualties were white jews, the world quickly became aware of the horrific acts that were committed. On the other hand, the initial casualties in their occupied territory of German Southwest Africa were black Africans. European colonizers saw them as sub-human and expendable, so there wasn’t any remorse or reason to admit their crimes because they made sure to keep it hidden so they could perfect their ultimate plan of ethnic cleansing back in Germany. In short, it wasn’t until 2021 that Germany admitted their heinous crimes against Namibia and offered a financial package of 1.3 billion to development projects, but no compensation to the victims’ descendants. The UN, the Herero, and Nama representatives had expressed their contention with the deal because it fell short of adequate compensation for the restitution of land and everything lost during Germany’s brutal colonial reign of terror.
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