Salomon Gerhardus Maritz | |
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| Nickname(s) | Manie Maritz |
| Born | 26 July 1876 Kimberley, Cape Colony |
| Died | 20 December 1940 (aged 64) Pretoria, Union of South Africa |
| Allegiance | South African Republic |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War Herero Wars World War I |
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 pro-German 1914 Maritz Rebellion.[1] Maritz was also a participant in the Herero and Namaqua genocide. In the 1930s, he became an outspoken Nazi sympathizer and proponent of Nazi Germany.