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Lothar von Trotha | |
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| Born | 3 July 1848 Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Prussia |
| Died | 31 March 1920 (aged 71) Bonn, Weimar Republic |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Prussia (1865–1871) German Empire (1871–1906) |
| Service |  Prussian Army Imperial German Army |
| Years of service | 1865–1906 |
| Rank | char. General of the Infantry |
| Known for | Herero and Namaqua genocide |
| Battles / wars | Austro-Prussian War Franco-Prussian War Wahehe Rebellion Boxer Rebellion Herero Wars |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite |
| Spouse(s) | Bertha Neumann Lucy Goldstein-Brinckmann |
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General Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha (3 July 1848 – 31 March 1920) was a German military commander during the European new colonial era. As a brigade commander of the East Asian Expedition Corps, he was involved in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion in Qing China, commanding troops which made up the German contribution to the Eight-Nation Alliance. He later served as governor of German South West Africa and Commander in Chief of its colonial forces, in which role he suppressed a native rebellion during the Herero Wars. He was widely condemned for his brutality in the Herero Wars, particularly for his role in the genocide that led to the near-extermination of the Namaqua Khoikhoi and the Herero.