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Siegfried Friedrich Heinrich Müller (26 October 1920 – 17 April 1983), referred to as "Congo Müller" (Kongo-Müller), was a German-born soldier and mercenary.Müller was an officer-candidate in the Wehrmacht in World War II and, after emigrating to Apartheid South Africa, became a mercenary commanding part of 5 Commando in the Congo Crisis.
Troops took much of the territory, including Walvis Bay in the north, in 1915. In early 1915 the South African troops began moving into German South-West Africa. South African forces quickly moved through the country, but the Germans fought until cornered in the extreme north-west before surrendering on 9 July 1915.
South Africa contributed to the war effort against Japan, supplying men and manning ships in naval engagements against the Japanese. [19] Of the 334,000 men volunteered for full-time service in the South African Army during the war (including some 211,000 whites, 77,000 blacks and 46,000 "coloureds" and Asians), nearly 9,000 were killed in action.
The Vicksburg massacre, sometimes referred to as the Vicksburg riot, [1] was a freedmen massacre on December 7, 1874, that continued until around January 5, 1875, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. An estimated 150–300 Black citizens, and 2 White citizens were killed during the violence.
South West Africa campaign, including the ousting of occupying German troops from Walvis Bay (Walvisbaai) in 1915 by the South African Union Defence Force, 1914–1915. [10] Maritz rebellion 15 September 1914 – 4 February 1915; Battle of Kakamas 4 February 1915
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
The Mississippi African-American Monument, a 9-foot tall, bronze sculpture that rests on a pedestal of African black granite, and features two Black Union soldiers, and a common field hand, as ...
South African Border War; Part of the Cold War and decolonisation of Africa: Clockwise from top left: South African Marines stage for an operation in the Caprivi Strip, 1984; an SADF patrol searches the "Cutline" for PLAN insurgents; FAPLA MiG-21bis seized by the SADF in 1988; SADF armoured cars prepare to cross into Angola during Operation Savannah; UNTAG peacekeepers deploy prior to the 1989 ...