by Hennie Heymans | Aug 25, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, 1838 The Battle of Blood River, 1912 Church of the Vow, Pietermaritzburg, SA Military History
1838: The Battle of Blood River & 1912: The Church of the Vow: Pietermaritzburg THE BATTLE OF BLOOD RIVER: THE CHURCH OF THE VOW: PIETERMARITZBURG Deon van Niekerk Deon van Niekerk visited the Church of the Vow in Pietermaritzburg and took the following...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 25, 2025 | Regiment Windhoek, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Historic Background of the South West Africa (SWA) 1 Infantry Battalion and Regiment Windhoek: 1927 – 1989 HISTORIC BACKGROUND OF THE SOUTH WEST AFRICA (SWA) 1 INFANTRY BATTALION AND REGIMENT WINDHOEK: 1927 – 1989 Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Introduction South...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 25, 2025 | SAP College, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
An American falls on his back in the SA Police College ‘N AMERIKANER VAL OP SY RUG (Chris Botha) Ek besef eers wat gebeur het toe Hermann Göppel (foto onder) afbuig, die Amerikaner op die grond se hand vat, en hom optrek totdat hy op sy eie bene kan staan. Ek...
by Sarie van Niekerk | Aug 21, 2025 | NONGQAI LADIES EDITIONS pdf, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, WOMEN IN UNIFORM, Women's Month
WOMEN’S MONTH Lt. Gen. Sharon Jeptha Allow me as a retired Luit. Gen. to share an encouragement with disillusioned policewomen as we are already in the 2nd half of Women’s Month. “To my sisters in blue: I know the weight you carry, the silent battles behind the...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 20, 2025 | Col JG Dartnell, Isandhlwana, Isandhlwana, Natal Mounted Police, Natal Police Memorials, Rorke's Drift, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
1879: NATAL MOUNTED POLICE: RORKE’S DRIFT & ISANDHLWANA Abstract: Colonial Forces at Rorke’s Drift and Isandhlwana (1879) (English Edition) The Natal Mounted Police (NMP), established in 1874 as a semi-military colonial force under Major John Dartnell, played a...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 20, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Foreign Volunteers, Irish Volunteer Monument, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
THE IRISH VOLUNTEER MONUMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA: FROM BRIXTON JOHANNESBURG TO ORANIA NORTHERN CAPE Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Abstract The Irish Volunteer Monument in South Africa is a memorial dedicated to Irish soldiers who fought alongside the Boers in the...
