Commemorative Medals, German South West Africa campaign medal, 1904-1906, with "Kalahari 1907" clasp, ribbon: central horizontal red and white stripes, flanked by white and black stripes, extremely fine
German South West Africa is now Namibia. The "Kalahari 1907" clasp was awarded to members of the South African Cape Mounted Police and Cape Mounted Riflemen who had assisted the Schutztruppe by tracking down and killing Jacob Marenga. Marenga, known as the "black Napoleon", had been the chief leader in the insurrection against the German Empire who, with his Nama warriors, had evaded capture by crossing the border to the Cape Colony. (70-100 GBP)