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Events. 5 May – 6 November – South African 7th Motorised Brigade and South African Air Force join the allied forces in Operation Ironclad to capture Madagascar. 29 November – Blue Star Line cargo liner MV Dunedin Star runs aground on the Skeleton Coast of South West Africa. [1]
Pages in category "1942 in South Africa" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics;
The state of the Allies and Axis powers in November 1942. 1: Operation Supercharge, the Allied breakout at El Alamein, begins. On Guadalcanal, the Americans begin the Matanikau Offensive against the Japanese. 3: Second Battle of El Alamein ends – German forces under Erwin Rommel are forced to retreat during the night.
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 ...
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January 15, 1942 (Thursday) The third Battle of Changsha ended in a Chinese victory. The Germans launched Operation Southeast Croatia, a counter-insurgency operation in the southeast portion of the Independent State of Croatia. The British cargo ship Empire Bay was bombed and sunk off Middlesbrough by a Dornier Do 217.
This is a list of the extreme points of South Africa, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location in the country. Including the Prince Edward Islands Northernmost Point: Over Vlakte farm, Vhembe District Municipality , Limpopo Province ( 22°7′40″S 29°39′20″E / 22.12778°S 29.65556°E ...