by Hennie Heymans | Jun 24, 2025 | SA Military History, 1950 Funeral Gen JC Smuts, Bosluise, Minister of Defence, Ministers of Justice / Police / Law & Order, Mounted Div - Berede Afd.
GENERAL SMUTS AND THE NONGQAI A PICTORIAL ESSAY OF SOME PHOTOGRAPHS THAT APPEARED IN THE NONGQAI OF GENERAL JC SMUTS Brig HB Heymans (SAP – Ret) In 2007 I had the opportunity to go through some very old Nongqai’s dated from 1907 which were stored in the police...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 23, 2025 | SA Military History, South African Commonwealth War casualties buried across the World – Part Eighty-Nine.
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD – PART EIGHTY-NINE. By Captain (SAN) Charles Ross (SA Navy Retired) South Africans participated in almost every war theatre during the First and Second World Wars. According to the Commonwealth War...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 21, 2025 | Military History, 1961 - 1994: DMI/AMI, DMI / AMI, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History
LIFTING THE VEIL ON THE SECRET WORLD OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE – “THE OWLS AND THE SHADOW WAR” Walter Volker For the first time the veil will be lifted somewhat on the Top Secret world of Military Intelligence in the form of a comprehensive history covering all aspects...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 17, 2025 | 2nd South African Division, 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Military History, SAP Commissioners, South African Police Brigade
17 JANUARY 1942: AXIS SURRENDER OF HALFAYA, QUALALA AND POINT 207 TO 1SAP Brig HB Heymans (SAP – Ret) The white flag depicted below came into my possession. After photographing certain parts I donated the flag to my friend, Dr Leon Wessels, whose father’s...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 16, 2025 | Historical photos, 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Klaas-bende (Klaas Gang) - Bethlehem, OFS, OVSRDM
CONCENTRATION CAMP DAY: WE REMEMBER JUNE 16, 1900! KONSENTRASIEKAMPDAG: ONS ONTHOU 16 JUNIE 1900! Familiestories versamel en saamgestel deur HB “Hennie” Heymans FAMILIESTORIE 1 OOM GIDEON HEYMANS SE VERHAAL Oom Gideon is my Oupa HB Heymans se broer. My Oupa was saam...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 14, 2025 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, 2nd South African Division, SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis, South African Police Brigade, Tribute to SAP Members
1942: WW2: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE BRIGADE: THE MURDER OF PRIVATE J “PIET” ZULU AS DESCRIBED BY AN EYEWITNESS, SERGEANT J FOLSHER, MM Sergeant J Fölscher’s eyewitness account and further researched and compiled by Brig HB Heymans (SAP—Ret). Abstract The life...
