THE STORY OF JACOB MORENGA: THE NAMIBIAN FIGHTER WHO FRUSTRATED THE GERMANS SCHUTZTRUPPE DURING THE GERMAN-HERERO/NAMA UPRISING: 1904 TO 1907

by | Jun 13, 2025 | Cape Mounted Police, 1904 - 1907 Marego (Kalahari), Bondelswarts, CAPE COLONY, Cape Mounted Rifles, Deutsch Sûdwest Afrika (DSWA), GERMAN-HERERO/NAMA UPRISING: 1904 TO 1907, Military History, SA Military History, Witbooi

THE STORY OF JACOB MORENGA: THE NAMIBIAN FIGHTER WHO FRUSTRATED THE GERMANS SCHUTZTRUPPE DURING THE GERMAN-HERERO/NAMA UPRISING: 1904 TO 1907 Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Abstract Jacob Morenga  known as the “Black Napoleon”, (1875 – 20 September 1907)...

SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE: BOOK: “UIT GENADE BO VERDIENSTE”

by | Jun 13, 2025 | Life Story, Gedenkmuur - Voortrekkermonument, Military History, Military Personalities, SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, South African Defence Force

SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE: BOOK: “UIT GENADE BO VERDIENSTE” SA WEERMAG: BOEK: UIT GENADE BO VERDIENSTE Genl-maj GN ‘Gert’ Opperman ‘n Moet-lees-boek deur ‘n puik offisier van die SAW. Ek kon nie di boek neersit nadat ek dit begin lees het nie....

JAN SMUTS COMMEMORATION AT RIEBEEK WEST

by | Jun 11, 2025 | • M.O.T.H. Bomb Alley Shellhole, • M.O.T.H. Cape Western Provincial Dugout, General JC Smuts, M.O.T.H. Blaauwberg Cuca Shellhole, Military History, Regiment Westelike Provincie (RWP), SA Military History, Uncategorized, Union Defence Force (1912)

JAN SMUTS COMMEMORATION AT RIEBEEK WEST Greig Stewart Abstract The Cape commemoration of Jan Smuts’ birthday took place on Sunday 18 May 2025, at his birthplace on the farm Bovenplaats, near Riebeek West. The parade, organised by the M.O.T.H. Blaauwberg Cuca...