SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR, 1912-1982
The end of the Second Anglo-Boer War also put an end to the commando system that had been the core of military strength in South Africa. With the formation of the Union in 1910 it was realized that South Africa will have to provide its own defence. It was to be no easy task; seeing that the English...
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description | The end of the Second Anglo-Boer War also put an end to the commando system that had been the core of military strength in South Africa. With the formation of the Union in 1910 it was realized that South Africa will have to provide its own defence. It was to be no easy task; seeing that the English and Afrikaans-speaking sections of the population had just concluded a bitter war which had left deep scars. |
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spelling | doaj.art-08057b9b52e542d0a91aec383e41b5f72022-12-22T01:45:20ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202012-02-0112210.5787/12-2-629SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR, 1912-1982D. ConradieThe end of the Second Anglo-Boer War also put an end to the commando system that had been the core of military strength in South Africa. With the formation of the Union in 1910 it was realized that South Africa will have to provide its own defence. It was to be no easy task; seeing that the English and Afrikaans-speaking sections of the population had just concluded a bitter war which had left deep scars.http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/629Birth of the Union Defence ForceUnion Defence Act 13/121st SA Infantry BrigadeDelville WoodInter-war operationsSAAFThe Navy at War22nd Anti-submarine Group |
spellingShingle | D. Conradie SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR, 1912-1982 Scientia Militaria Birth of the Union Defence Force Union Defence Act 13/12 1st SA Infantry Brigade Delville Wood Inter-war operations SAAF The Navy at War 22nd Anti-submarine Group |
title | SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR, 1912-1982 |
title_full | SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR, 1912-1982 |
title_fullStr | SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR, 1912-1982 |
title_full_unstemmed | SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR, 1912-1982 |
title_short | SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR, 1912-1982 |
title_sort | south africa at war 1912 1982 |
topic | Birth of the Union Defence Force Union Defence Act 13/12 1st SA Infantry Brigade Delville Wood Inter-war operations SAAF The Navy at War 22nd Anti-submarine Group |
url | http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/629 |
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