LIFTING THE VEIL ON THE SECRET WORLD OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE – “THE OWLS AND THE SHADOW WAR”

by | 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...

SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE: BOOK: “UIT GENADE BO VERDIENSTE”

by | Jun 13, 2025 | Life Story, Gedenkmuur - Voortrekkermonument, Military History, Military Personalities, SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, South African Defence Force

SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE: BOOK: “UIT GENADE BO VERDIENSTE” SA WEERMAG: BOEK: UIT GENADE BO VERDIENSTE Genl-maj GN ‘Gert’ Opperman ‘n Moet-lees-boek deur ‘n puik offisier van die SAW. Ek kon nie di boek neersit nadat ek dit begin lees het nie....
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...

SAAF HELICOPTERS AS FORCE MULTIPLIERS LT GEN DJ EARP

by | Apr 23, 2025 | Defence, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Koevoet, Military History, Operation "K", POW's / Krygsgevangenes, SA Defence Force / Weermag, SA Military History, South African Air Force, South African Air Force in Korea

SAAF HELICOPTERS AS FORCE MULTIPLIERS: LT GEN DENIS JOHN EARP, SSA, SD, SOE, SAAF (RETIRED) Abstract On 26 April 2011 Brig Hennie Heymans interviewed Lt-Gen DJ Earp on the use of SAAF-helicopters as a force multiplier in counterinsurgency operations and their use by...

MICHAEL COENRAAD BOTHA: MISSING SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE (SAAF) PILOT’S REMAINS FOUND IN KOREA

by | Apr 8, 2025 | Military History, SA War Graves / SA Oorlogsgrafte, South African Air Force, South African Air Force in Korea

MICHAEL COENRAAD BOTHA: MISSING SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE (SAAF) PILOT’S REMAINS FOUND IN KOREA Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Abstract The remains of a South African Air Force pilot who died in Korea during 1953 has been located and positively been identified by...