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The 1st South African Infantry Division was an infantry division of the army of the Union of South Africa.During World War II the division served in East Africa from 1940 to 1941 and in the Western Desert Campaign from 1941 to 1942.
South African World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross (5 P) Pages in category "South African military personnel of World War II" The following 137 pages are in this category, out of 137 total.
On the eve of World War II, the Union of South Africa found itself in a unique political and military quandary. While it was closely allied with the United Kingdom, being a co-equal Dominion under the 1931 Statute of Westminster with its head of state being the British king, the South African Prime Minister and head of government on 1 September 1939 was J.B.M. Hertzog – the leader of the pro ...
Pages in category "Military units and formations of South Africa in World War II" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
When the First World War broke out in 1914, the South African government chose to join the war on the side of the Allies.General Louis Botha, the then prime minister, faced widespread Afrikaner opposition to fighting alongside Great Britain so soon after the Second Boer War and had to put down a revolt by some of the more militant elements before he could mobilise and deploy troops as an ...
South Africa. South West Africa; Bondelswarts: Government victory. Rebellion suppressed; 100 dead, 468 wounded (Bondelswarts) World War II (1939–1945) Soviet Union United States United Kingdom China France Poland Yugoslavia Greece Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Denmark Norway Czechoslovakia Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa
Pages in category "South African World War II divisions" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
World War II sites in South Africa (3 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Military history of South Africa during World War II" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.