Manie Maritz

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. Maritz was also a participant in the Herero and Namaqua genocide. In the 1930s, he became an outspoken Nazi sympathizer and a supporter of Nazi Germany.

Salomon Gerhardus Maritz
Nickname(s)Manie Maritz
Born26 July 1876 (1876-07-26)
Kimberley, Cape Colony
Died20 December 1940 (1940-12-21) (aged 64)
Pretoria, Union of South Africa
AllegianceSouth African Republic
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
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