SOUTH AFRICA'S D-DAY VETERANS

  • W.M. Bisset SA Naval Museum, Simon's Town
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5787/24-2-272
Keywords: South African Union Defence Forces, Cape Sea Route, D-Day on 6 June 1944, VE-Day on 8 May 1945, Ethiopia, Madagascar, the Western Desert, Italy

Abstract

Although some 657 members of the South African Union Defence Forces served in North West Europe between D-Day on 6 June 1944 and VE-Day on 8 May 1945, it would seem that relatively few of them were present on D-Day. South Africa's main contributions to the war effort were made in Ethiopia, Madagascar, the Western Desert, Italy and on her own home front which included the vital Cape Sea Route.

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Published
2012-02-14
How to Cite
Bisset, W. (2012). SOUTH AFRICA’S D-DAY VETERANS. Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies, 24(2). https://doi.org/10.5787/24-2-272
Issue
Vol. 24 No. 2 (1994)
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