THE UNION DEFENCE FORCES' BUILDINGS OF CAPE TOWN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45

<p>Recently the Cape Provincial Institute of Architects has compiled and published catalogues of the buildings of Cape Town. There can be no doubt that the Second World War was the "finest hour" in the Mother City's history. The Cape Fortress Location List contains details of al...

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Main Author: W.M. Bisset
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2012-02-01
Series:Scientia Militaria
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Online Access:http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/414
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description <p>Recently the Cape Provincial Institute of Architects has compiled and published catalogues of the buildings of Cape Town. There can be no doubt that the Second World War was the "finest hour" in the Mother City's history. The Cape Fortress Location List contains details of all the buildings and sites occupied by the Union Defence Forces and certain British units in the Cape Command during this hectic period. During the War the information was classified as secret.</p> <p>Only six copies of the Location List were made and they had been completed by 4 August 1944. The Location list was prepared by the 'Q' Section at the Castle and updated from time to time.</p> <p>Since the information concerning the units occupying the buildings in Cape Town may be of considerable interest to the Cape Provincial Institute of Architects, the National Monuments Council and others and has not been published before, it is provided below. There has also been great interest in the Table Bay Docks and its buildings so details concerning these have also been included.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-8f70416bf4c741adaa84c63ddfb15aaa2022-12-22T03:39:25ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202012-02-0118110.5787/18-1-414THE UNION DEFENCE FORCES' BUILDINGS OF CAPE TOWN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45W.M. Bisset<p>Recently the Cape Provincial Institute of Architects has compiled and published catalogues of the buildings of Cape Town. There can be no doubt that the Second World War was the "finest hour" in the Mother City's history. The Cape Fortress Location List contains details of all the buildings and sites occupied by the Union Defence Forces and certain British units in the Cape Command during this hectic period. During the War the information was classified as secret.</p> <p>Only six copies of the Location List were made and they had been completed by 4 August 1944. The Location list was prepared by the 'Q' Section at the Castle and updated from time to time.</p> <p>Since the information concerning the units occupying the buildings in Cape Town may be of considerable interest to the Cape Provincial Institute of Architects, the National Monuments Council and others and has not been published before, it is provided below. There has also been great interest in the Table Bay Docks and its buildings so details concerning these have also been included.</p>http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/414Cape Provincial Institute of ArchitectsSecond World WarCape Provincial Institute of Architects, the National Monuments CouncilThe Cape Fortress Location ListThe Location list was prepared by the 'Q' Section
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THE UNION DEFENCE FORCES' BUILDINGS OF CAPE TOWN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45
Scientia Militaria
Cape Provincial Institute of Architects
Second World War
Cape Provincial Institute of Architects, the National Monuments Council
The Cape Fortress Location List
The Location list was prepared by the 'Q' Section
title THE UNION DEFENCE FORCES' BUILDINGS OF CAPE TOWN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45
title_full THE UNION DEFENCE FORCES' BUILDINGS OF CAPE TOWN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45
title_fullStr THE UNION DEFENCE FORCES' BUILDINGS OF CAPE TOWN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45
title_full_unstemmed THE UNION DEFENCE FORCES' BUILDINGS OF CAPE TOWN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45
title_short THE UNION DEFENCE FORCES' BUILDINGS OF CAPE TOWN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45
title_sort union defence forces buildings of cape town during the second world war 1939 45
topic Cape Provincial Institute of Architects
Second World War
Cape Provincial Institute of Architects, the National Monuments Council
The Cape Fortress Location List
The Location list was prepared by the 'Q' Section
url http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/414
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