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South Africa was ill prepared for the Second World War. Her war potential was limited and Hitler is reputed to have laughed when the South African declaration came on 6 September 1939. The Permanent and Active Citizen Forces were under strength: the first... see more

The Union War Histories Committee was established by General J.C. Smuts in1941, with the purpose of recording the Union Defence Forces' role in the SecondWorld War. The committee, under Colonel (Professor) J.A.I. Agar-Hamilton, produceda large number of m... see more

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 c... see more

On 23 March 1939 Mr Oswald Pirow, Minister of Defence of the Union of South Africa, reported in Parliament on the progress made in executing the Five-year plan launched in May 1934. The programme had been, aimed at developing and increas... see more

At the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 the only anti-aircraft guns available in the Union of South Africa were eight 3-inch 20-cwt guns. This fact not only points to the grave conditions under which the Union Defence F... see more

The quantity and quality of military historical work on the participation of South Africa in the Second World War, with few exceptions, namely that of a few significant academic contributions over the last decade, lags appreciably compared to the plethora... see more

At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the South African economy had experienced a transition from a predominantly mining and agricultural economy to a more diversified one. The changing structure of the economy is reflected in the relative decl... see more

The Second World War was a titanic struggle which involved the Dominions of the 'old' Commonwealth in the British and allied war effort from the war's very beginning. Each Dominion took a different role in the war - Australia alone was heavily involved in... see more

Together with the Janissary Massacre in 1826, the Bektashi dervish lodge, that was seen in liaison with the Janissaries and, moreover, was alleged to have incited them, was wanted to be disbanded and the traditional belief of the lodge was wanted to be co... see more

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