by Hennie Heymans | Apr 23, 2025 | Defence, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Koevoet, Military History, Operation "K", POW's / Krygsgevangenes, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, South African Air Force, South African Air Force in Korea
SAAF HELICOPTERS AS FORCE MULTIPLIERS: LT GEN DENIS JOHN EARP, SSA, SD, SOE, SAAF (RETIRED) Abstract On 26 April 2011 Brig Hennie Heymans interviewed Lt-Gen DJ Earp on the use of SAAF-helicopters as a force multiplier in counterinsurgency operations and their use by...
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 18, 2025 | Life Story, Defence, Military History, SA Military History
Dr. Danie Langer, Voortrekkermonument, Pretoria. Aangestuur, Bertus Steenkamp. Abstrak: Suid-Afrika se toekoms in perspektief. Foto: ‘n Voortrekker bespied die horison. Die Voortrekkermonument staan nie net as ‘n klipstruktuur op Pretoria se heuwels nie....
by Henning van Aswegen | Feb 11, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Defence, Historical photos, Military History
Petronel Fourie (Weet-aanlyn) Op 1 Februarie 1920 is die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag (SALM) amptelik gestig. Dit is die tweede oudste lugmag in die wêreld, naas die Royal Air Force en het ‘n roemryke geskiedenis. Die aanloopbaan Die aanloop tot die lugmag se stigting het...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jan 28, 2025 | Uncategorized, Defence, Historical photos, Military History, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Abstrak: Artikel deur Petronel Fourie, gepubliseer in Maroela Media: https://maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/die-lugmagmuseum-veteraan-vegvlieenier-vertel/. Hierdie artikel word met die vriendelike vergunning van Maroela Media en Petronel Fourie herpubliseer....
by WPS | Apr 10, 2024 | SA Military History, Defence, Military History, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA War Graves / SA Oorlogsgrafte, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
ABSTRACT: Bring Skillie Home – South African para Andries “Skillie” Human was last seen alive exiting the side-door of a Hercules aircraft at 500ft over the fortified military base Cassinga, 150kms across the border into Angola, on 4 May 1978. It was later...
by WPS | Feb 25, 2024 | Defence, BfSS NIS, Life Story, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak
ABSTRACT: Dr Willem Steenkamp, son of former SAP-SB CO Maj-Gen Frans Steenkamp, and himself a former NIS officer who did his doctoral thesis on the intelligence function, as well as being a novelist, ambassador, attorney, entrepreneur and polyglot with wide...
