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Weird Travel: The German Soldiers Commemorated in A Country Where They Committed a Genocide

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Gerry Lynch

Swakopmund always feels a little odd, like a piece of Germany somehow teleported into Namibia’s remote and thinly populated Atlantic Coast. Even in that context, the presence of the Marinedenkmal in the centre of town feels utterly weird. The statue … Continue reading →