Jack Hindon - the Scottish-born Boer Soldier - Wolfgang Witschas
Jack Hindon – the Scottish-born Boer Soldier – Wolfgang Witschas

Jack Hindon – the Scottish-born Boer Soldier – Wolfgang Witschas

by | Nov 10, 2025 | British Army in Colonial South Africa, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Historical photos, History, Life Story, Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902): Oliver John “Jack” Hindon Wolfgang Witschas Abstract Captain Oliver John “Jack” Hindon (1874-1919) was a Scottish-born Boer military figure renowned for his bravery and his activities as a master...

Armistice Day: Remembrance or Poppy Day.

by | Nov 6, 2025 | Armistice Day, Armistice Day, Armistice Day (poppy day), Gedenkmuur - Voortrekkermonument, Koevoet, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Armistice Day: Remembrance or Poppy Day. Abstract Armistice Day, 11 November 1918, remains deeply relevant to the SANDF, South African Police and Koevoet Veterans League because it symbolizes the origin of modern remembrance culture, honours shared military sacrifice,...

South African Commonwealth War Casualties Buried Across the World – Part Ninety-Four.

by | Nov 4, 2025 | Military History, SA Military History, SA War Graves / SA Oorlogsgrafte, South African Commonwealth War casualties buried across the World –, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

South African Commonwealth War Casualties Buried Across the World – Part Ninety-Four. SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD – PART NINETY-FOUR. By Captain (SAN) Charles Ross (SA Navy Retired) South Africans participated in almost every war...

South African Navy (SAN): Warrior-class Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV)

by | Oct 25, 2025 | Military History, Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV), SA Military History, SA Navy (post 1994), SANDF, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

South African Navy (SAN): Warrior-class Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY (SAN): WARRIOR-CLASS MULTI-MISSION INSHORE PATROL VESSELS (MMIPV) Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas SA Navy Warrior-class MLIPV SAS King Shaka Zulu: Photo by Boitumelo...
MAJ GE DIEDERICKS AND THE SAP SPECIAL STAFF DURING WW2

MAJ GE DIEDERICKS AND THE SAP SPECIAL STAFF DURING WW2

by | Oct 22, 2025 | 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, ESPIONAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA, General JC Smuts, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, NONGQAI SPECIAL EDITIONS pdf, SA Military History, SAP - CID, SAP CID Special Staff WW2, SAP Hall of Fame, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, STRATEGIC STUDIES, Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie [SAP], Tribute to SAP Members, Union Defence Force

MAJOOR GE DIEDERICKS EN DIE SAP “SPESIALE STAF” GEDURENDE WO2 ABSTRACT: This article explores the formation, function, and legacy of the South African Police CID Special Staff, a covert political policing unit established in 1939 under the command of Major...