by Hennie Heymans | Sep 18, 2025 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, German Navy (U-Boats), Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Second World War: South Atlantic: Torpedoed Merchant ship SS Jeremiah Wadsworth MERCHANT SHIP SS JEREMIAH WADSWORTH Col William Marshall (SANDF – Ret) At 14h35 on 27 November 1942, the unescorted Merchant ship SS Jeremiah Wadsworth (Master Arnt Magnusdal) was...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 18, 2025 | Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Italian Navy, Royal Navy, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
World War 2: Petty Officer Cook Richard Allison Wilson: HM Submarine Traveller (N48): Gulf of Taranto PETTY OFFICER COOK RICHARD ALLISON WILSON HM SUBMARINE TRAVELLER (N48) Col William Marshall (SANDF Ret) Dec 1942: P/MX53659 Petty Officer Cook Richard Allison Wilson,...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 11, 2025 | Brokkies, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Foreign intelligence services, KGB (Former Russian Intelligence Agency), SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Letter from Thailand: Spy versus Spy LETTER FROM THAILAND: SPY VERSUS SPY Barry Taylor I met the regional Security Officer of the American Embassy in Pretoria in 1967 when I was investigating the case of the attempted kidnapping of the American Ambassador. I have...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 3, 2025 | 1879 Zulu Wars, British Army in Colonial South Africa, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Isandhlwana, Isandhlwana, Louis Napoleon, Military History, Military Personalities, Prince Imperial, Rorke's Drift, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
2010: A Photo Album of a Visit to the Grave of Prince Imperial A PHOTO ALBUM OF A VISIT TO THE GRAVE OF PRINCE IMPERIAL A Photo-essay by Hennie Heymans Photo: The Mounted Police of Natal by Holt The scene more or less where the incident took place Photo: The Nongqai...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 3, 2025 | 1879 Zulu Wars, British Army in Colonial South Africa, Isandhlwana, Isandhlwana, Life Story, Military History, Rorke's Drift, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Photo Album – The Imperial Hotel – Pietermaritzburg THE IMPERIAL HOTEL – PIETERMARITZBURG Hennie Heymans & Deon van Niekerk During the late 1970’s I was stationed in Pietermaritzburg at Loop Street, police station, Pietermaritzburg. Right across from...
by Hennie Heymans | Sep 3, 2025 | 1879 Zulu Wars, British Army in Colonial South Africa, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Foreign intelligence services, Isandhlwana, Isandhlwana, Louis Napoleon, Rorke's Drift, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
The Death of Prince Louis Napoléon THE DEATH OF PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLÉON A practical shooting lesson from history. Marthinus de Lange Practical Pistol Shooting In 1993 I used to be involved in the sport of Practical Shooting, with the Wits Command Practical Pistol Club....
