And so, what happens is that he goes to war in the summer of 1870, without any allies, against Prussia and its South German allies, and he thinks he's going to win.
Known as Kolmanskop, it sprouted as a prim German town in the Namib a century ago, when the country was a German colony known as GermanSouth West Africa.
After returning to South Africa from their German camp on 30 May, South Africa's players will have a week's rest before entering the final phase of the hosts' World Cup preparations.
Willy Brandt International Airport, south of the German capital, was originally due to go into service in June 2012 but has been plagued with problems.
