Franke Tower, Military memorial tower in Omaruru, Namibia

Franke Tower is a 20-metre-high military memorial in Omaruru, Namibia, built of stone and entered via an internal wooden staircase. Its flat roof platform holds a large metal bowl for a signal fire, and two stone walls added in 1913 flank the sides. A cannon from 1874 and a gun carriage from 1879 stand in front of the tower.

The tower was inaugurated on 4 February 1908, exactly four years after Victor Franke's relief of Omaruru. On 4 February 1904, more than 100 Schutztruppe soldiers under Franke broke a 19-day siege by some 3,000 Herero, who had defended themselves behind large stones; over 100 Herero and seven Germans died. Funds for the memorial were raised in April 1906, and a ceremony is held every 4 February.

Bronze plaques flank the entrance, naming the siege by Ovaherero forces from 17 January to 4 February 1904 and the relief by Victor Franke's troops; the fallen German soldiers are listed below. A ceremony is held here every 4 February in memory of Franke.

The tower is reached by an internal wooden staircase; the roof platform holds a large metal bowl for a signal fire. A cannon from 1874 and a gun carriage from 1879 stand in front of the entrance, and bronze plaques flank the doorway. The surrounding battlefield has been a national monument since 21 April 1972.

The tower is one of few surviving military monuments from the German colonial era in Namibia and offers visitors an often overlooked perspective on this historical period. Its continued existence and maintenance make it a rare example of the material legacy from that time.