South African Border War Veterans, Angolan Bush War, Frontline States, Angola and Mozambique, South African Defence Force [SADF], Memories and Experiences of South African soldiers in Angola and South West Africa (Namibia).
Political Rememberance of South African Border War Veterans – Eben Marè & Dylan Mayers

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by | Nov 26, 2025 | Angola, Military writers & authors, SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SADF Special Forces, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, South African Medals, South West Africa (Namibia) and Angola

Political Remembrance of South African Border War Veterans Eben Mare & Dylan Mayers Abstract: South African Border War Veterans, Angolan Bush War, Frontline States, Angola and Mozambique, South African Defence Force [SADF], Memories and Experiences of South...

FREDERIK JACOBUS WAGENAAR GELDENHUIS (MM) (MMM) (MID) – WO (UNION DEFENCE FORCE, SA POLICE & SADF – RET) FJW Geldenhuis—Oom Fred: A Tribute to a Quiet Hero

by | Aug 12, 2025 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Military History, POW's / Krygsgevangenes, SA Military History, SADF Special Forces, SAP Brigade, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Union Defence Force (1912)

FREDERIK JACOBUS WAGENAAR GELDENHUIS (MM) (MMM) (MID) – WO (UNION DEFENCE FORCE, SA POLICE & SADF – RET) FJW Geldenhuis—Oom Fred: A Tribute to a Quiet Hero Hennie Heymans RSM (Ret) FJW Geldenhuis, affectionately known as Oom Fred, was my friend. When he relocated...

EUGLOGY: COL JAN BREYTENBACH (SADF)

by | 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...
FULL REPORT AND TRANSCRIPT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ARMED FORCES HEARING, TRUTH AND RECONCILLIATION COMMISSION, 9 OCTOBER 1997

FULL REPORT AND TRANSCRIPT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ARMED FORCES HEARING, TRUTH AND RECONCILLIATION COMMISSION, 9 OCTOBER 1997

by | Jun 9, 2025 | Military History, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Public Safety, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, SADF Special Forces, SAP Commissioners, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Security Branch / Veiligheidstak, Sekretariaat van die Staatsveiligheidsraad (SSVR - SSSC), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED

Introduction and Context: A de facto declaration of war. On 2 November 1961, a secret meeting of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP) took place in a rented house in Emmerentia, Johannesburg. The purpose of the meeting, which was attended...