MAJ GE DIEDERICKS AND THE SAP SPECIAL STAFF DURING WW2

MAJ GE DIEDERICKS AND THE SAP SPECIAL STAFF DURING WW2

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...

The Monument of the Forgotten Soldiers of the Cape Coloured Corps: Carnarvon Northern Cape

The Monument of the Forgotten Soldiers of the Cape Coloured Corps: Carnarvon Northern Cape THE MONUMENT OF THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS OF THE CAPE COLOURED CORPS: CARNARVON NORTHERN CAPE Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Introduction In the small town of Carnarvon in the...

CONSTABLE B CELE: SOUTH AFRICAN WW2 VETERAN (UNION DEFENCE FORCE)

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