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Curt von François ebbe due fratelli, anch'essi nelle file dell'esercito tedesco: Hermann, Generale di fanteria, fu una delle figure chiave nella vittoria della Germania nella battaglia di Tannenberg (1914); Hugo, Capitano, combatté e morì nell'Africa Tedesca del Sud-Ovest nelle guerre Herero.
Curt Karl Bruno von François (2 October 1852 – 28 December 1931) was a German geographer, cartographer, Schutztruppe officer and commissioner of the imperial colonial army of the German Empire, particularly in German South West Africa (today's Namibia) where he was responsible on behalf of Kaiser for the foundation of the city of ...
Curt Karl Bruno von François war Offizier der deutschen Schutztruppe in der ehemaligen Kolonie Deutsch-Südwestafrika, dem heutigen Namibia. Er gründete am 18. Oktober 1890 die heutige namibische Hauptstadt Windhoek. Er war verantwortlich für das Massaker von Hornkranz. Laut der Inschrift auf seinem Grabstein war von François ...
25 nov 2022 · Anti-colonial activists in Namibia – calling themselves A Curt Farewell – have scored a victory after a statue of a colonial German officer, Curt von François, was removed from outside the...
- Henning Melber
3 nov 2022 · On 27 October 2022 the Windhoek City Council finally voted to remove the statue of German colonial officer Curt von François, which has been standing on a pedestal outside the Namibian capital’s municipality offices since 1965.
Curt von Francois was an officer attached to Imperial Germany's Schutztruppe, and who was instrumental in establishing Germany's foothold in South West Africa (Namibia). He is credited with founding the Namibian capital city of Windhoek (Windhuk.) Curt was the son of General Bruno Hugo von Francois.
Curt (Karl Bruno) von François (2 octobre 1852 - 28 décembre 1931) était un géographe, un cartographe et un officier de l'armée coloniale impériale du Reich allemand qui s'illustra principalement dans le Sud-Ouest africain où il eut la charge de fonder au nom du Kaiser la ville de Windhoek le 18 octobre 1890 et le port de ...
