by | Feb 3, 2024 | SA Military History, Historical photos
Tempe Army Base Tempe Army Base near Bloemfontein has been in use by the military since the Anglo Boer War (ABW).Here is a collection of historical images spanning the ABW period, including pictures from the World War 2 era. Click here to load Tempe Army Base...
by David Blyth | Jan 28, 2024 | SA War Graves / SA Oorlogsgrafte, Archives Posts
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD: PART SEVENTY-ONE ABSTRACT: Thirty South African casualties from the Second World War are buried in the Cassino War Cemetery. Foiano Della Chiana War Cemetery contains 256 Commonwealth burials of the...
by David Blyth | Jan 18, 2024 | Defence, Military History, SA Military History
ABSTRACT: Friendly encounters between SA Air Force Shackleton marine patrol aircraft from 35 Squadron with F-14 Tomcats from carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower KEYWORDS: SAAF, 35 Squadron, Shackleton, F-14 Tomcat, USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier, Iran hostage...
by WPS | Jan 7, 2024 | RI/BfSS/NI/NIS/BSV, Defence, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, Sekretariaat van die Staatsveiligheidsraad (SSVR - SSSC), South African Intelligence History, Staatsveiligheidsraad
ABSTRACT: Introducing Nongqai magazine’s new series of eyewitness recollections and insights titled: “The Men Speak” about the security and intelligence sphere during the last decades of white rule in South Africa. KEYWORDS: South Africa; Apartheid; national security;...
by | Jan 1, 2024 | Life Story, Archives Posts, SA Military History, South African Police Brigade
A comprehensive autobiography on the life of Major General CP Pretorius from his own pen (as EDITED AND annotated by his son, Professor L Pretorius). Click here for the full...