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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.
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 ...
The South African 1st Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World Wars I and II. During World War I , the brigade served as a British formation in Egypt and on the Western Front , most famously the Battle of Delville Wood .
South African World War II divisions (4 P) 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.
The military in the making of modern South Africa. IB Tauris. ISBN 978-1850436898. Stapleton, Timothy J. (9 April 2010). A Military History of South Africa: From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid: From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid. Praeger. ISBN 978-0313365898. Wessels, André (9 January 2018).
1st Transvaal Scottish; 2nd South African Infantry Brigade (Raised 13 May 1940 at Premier Mine) 1st, 2nd Field Force Battalions; 1st Natal Mounted Rifles; 5th South African Infantry Brigade (Raised 16 June 1940 at Barberton) 3rd Transvaal Scottish; 2nd Regiment Botha; 1st South African Irish Regiment; 2nd South African Division (Raised 23 ...
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 .
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.