by Hennie Heymans | Jul 17, 2025 | SA Military History, Coup d'État, Coup d’Etat, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SAP History / Geskiedenis
SOUTH-AFRICA: COUP D’ÉTAT SUID-AFRIKA: COUP D’ÉTAT Brig HB Heymans Inleiding Net voor die term coup d’état weer die week in die media opgeduik het, het ek en brig. Fanie Bouwer toevallig juis daaroor gesels. In ’n private skrywe het ek hom as volg ingelig: Coup d’État...
by Henning van Aswegen | Jul 15, 2025 | BOOKS / BOEKE, Animals in War Memorial Wall, Brokkies, Historical photos, HUMOUR IN UNIFORM, Life Story, Military History, Military Personalities, Nongqai Books, SKRYWERS & BOEKE
DIE TERAARDEBESTELLING VAN ADOONS (E.N.M.) Sarie van Niekerk (Redakteur Nongqai : Vroue/Female). Voor ek die teraardebestelling van Adoons skryf, moet ek darem net bietjie iets oor hierdie beroemde Adoons vertel, voordat almal dalk dink nou maar wat soek ‘n Adoons...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 14, 2025 | Historical photos, 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Foreign Volunteers, Military History, Military Personalities, OVSRDM, SA Military History
ANGLO BOER WAR: FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS. ANGLO BOER WAR: REMEMBERING THE FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS. Jennifer Bosch The old Parsonage Museum in Utrecht, KZN Tucked behind the old Parsonage Museum in Utrecht, KZN, is the Wall of Remembrance to the Foreign Volunteers who stood...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 12, 2025 | Historical photos, 1960 Cato Manor - Murder of 9 SAP-members, 1966 Bush War / Coin, 1966 Ongulambashe, BOOKS / BOEKE, Cape Mounted Police, Life Story, Military History, Ministers of Justice / Police / Law & Order, Natal Police (Colony), OVSRDM, Paul Els (military author), Republican Intelligence (RI), SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, SAP Brigade, SAP Colours - Vaandel, SAP Commissioners, SAP Durban, SAP Helicopters, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Mobile Unit - Port Natal, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SAP Transkei Division (Pre-Independence from the RSA), Sekretariaat van die Staatsveiligheidsraad (SSVR - SSSC), South African Air Force, South African Constabulary, South African Medals, Staatsveiligheidsraad, Tribute to SAP Members
ONGULAMBASHE DIE SLAG VAN ONGULAMBASHE: 26 AUGUSTUS 1966 Paul Els & Hennie Heymans Inleiding: Die Slag Van Ongulambashe: 26 Augustus 1966 Hennie Heymans Die “Slag van Ongulambashe” het nie sommer uit die bloute ontstaan, asof ’n towerfeetjie haar towerstaffie...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 12, 2025 | Military History, 1950 - 1953 War in Korea, 2 Squadron SAAF - Korea, Contemporary Police History / Eietydse Polisiegeskiedenis, Military Personalities, SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Mobile Unit - Port Natal, SAP Personalities
DESMOND H WELTHAGEN Desmond Welthagen – SA Air Force (Korea) and later SA Police (Port Natal). Hennie Heymans Des Welthagen (left) in SAAF-uniform. Des Welthagen in SA Police Uniform (Photo dates from before 1957 if one looks at his cap badge.) I had the pleasure of...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 9, 2025 | Military History, 1966 Beginning of the Bush War, 1966 Ongulambashe, Angola, Animals & Mascots, Cold War, Military Personalities, Nature Conservation, SA Military History, SADF Special Forces, South African Defence Force
EUGLOGY: COL JAN BREYTENBACH (SADF) Passing of a Warrior: Jan Breytenbach By John Elsegood from Australia / October 17, 2024 (Republished with permission) Photos by Alex Faria South Africa’s most decorated combat soldier, Colonel Jan Breytenbach, has died in his...
