tɹˈɑːθə wʌz bˈɔːɹn wˈʌn mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt æt kˈɑːblɛnts, æt ðə tˈaɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɹˈaɪn pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌvðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv pɹˈʌʃə.
Trotha was born 1 March 1868 at Koblenz, at the time part of the Rhine Province of the Kingdom of Prussia.