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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. The division was disbanded on 1 January 1943, for conversion into what would become the 6th South African ...
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 ...
The South African 1st Infantry Division took part in several actions in North Africa in 1941 and 1942, including the Battle of El Alamein, before being withdrawn to South Africa to be re-constituted as an armoured division. The South African 2nd Infantry Division also took part in a number of actions in North Africa during 1942, but on 21 June ...
1st South African Infantry Brigade; 1st South African Infantry Division; 2nd South African Infantry Division; 3rd Infantry Division (South Africa) 5th Infantry Brigade (South Africa) 12th Motorised Brigade (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 .
1st South African Division – Major-General George Brink. 1st South African Infantry Brigade – Brigadier Dan Pienaar (detached to 12th African Division until 7 March, 11th African Division until 9 May, then 5th Indian Infantry Division, 10–22 May for Amba Alagi) 1st Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles; 1st Royal Natal Carabineers; 1st Transvaal ...
The 2nd South African Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World War II. The Brigade formed part of the 1st South African Infantry Division and was formed on 13 August 1940. It served in East Africa and the Western Desert and was disbanded on 1 January 1943.
6th South African Infantry Brigade (Raised 17 June 1940 at Pietermaritzburg 1st Pretoria Highlanders (Until November 1940) 1st, 2nd South African Police; 2nd Transvaal Scottish (From 21 November 1940) 3rd South African Division (Raised 23 October 1940 at Pretoria) 6th Light Field Brigade, SAA; 8th, 9th, 10th Field Companies, SAEC