South African Army
The South African Army is the ground warfare branch of South African National Defence Force. Its roots can be traced to its formation after the Union of South Africa was created in 1910. The South African military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by Boer Commando (militia) forces, reinforced by the Afrikaners' historical distrust of large standing armies. It then fought as part of the wider British effort in both World War I and World War II, but afterwards was cut off from its long-standing Commonwealth ties with the ascension to power of the National Party in South Africa in 1948. The army was involved in a long and bitter counter-insurgency campaign in Namibia from 1966 to 1990. It also played a key role in controlling sectarian political violence inside South Afr
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1st Infantry Brigade (South Africa)2nd Infantry Brigade (South Africa)2nd Infantry Division (South Africa)3rd Infantry Brigade (South Africa)3rd Infantry Division (South Africa)43 South African Brigade5th Infantry Brigade (South Africa)6th Armoured Division (South Africa)7 South African Infantry Division8th Armoured Division (South Africa)9th Division (South Africa)Abel ShilubaneAndreas LiebenbergAndrew Beauchamp-ProctorAndrew MasondoAndries BrinkArthur Moore LascellesBongani MbathaBrian Robertson, 1st Baron Robertson of OakridgeCharles Lloyd (South Africa)Christiaan du ToitConstand_ViljoenDirk VerbeekElias BroombergEvered PooleFrederick Henry BradleyGeorg MeiringGeorge BrinkGerard NortonGert BoshoffGodfrey NgwenyaHendrik KlopperHendrik PrinslooHorace Henry GlasockHugh SaundersI South African CorpsIan GleesonIsaac Pierre de VilliersJabu MbuliJoffel van der Westhuizen
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South African Army
The South African Army is the ground warfare branch of South African National Defence Force. Its roots can be traced to its formation after the Union of South Africa was created in 1910. The South African military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by Boer Commando (militia) forces, reinforced by the Afrikaners' historical distrust of large standing armies. It then fought as part of the wider British effort in both World War I and World War II, but afterwards was cut off from its long-standing Commonwealth ties with the ascension to power of the National Party in South Africa in 1948. The army was involved in a long and bitter counter-insurgency campaign in Namibia from 1966 to 1990. It also played a key role in controlling sectarian political violence inside South Afr
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Das Südafrikanische Heer (engl ...... hochwertiger Denel Produktion.
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L'Esercito del Sud Africa (uff ...... erazioni dell'Unione africana.
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L’Armée de terre sud-africaine ...... e l'Union de l'Afrique du Sud.
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O Exército Sul-Africano (em in ...... combatentes a sua disposição.
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South African Army (SAF, Armia ...... przemysłowych w Witwatersrand.
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The South African Army is the ...... and reserve forces every year.
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Сухопутные войска Южно-Африкан ...... ary Skills Development System.
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12,300 (reserve)
40,121 (active)
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Border War
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Central African Republic conflict
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Force Intervention Brigade
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Lesotho intervention
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Flag of the South African Army
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Lt. Gen. Lawrence Mbatha
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Maj. Gen. Mannetjies de Goede
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Senior Chief Warrant Officer Ncebakele Mtshatsheni
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Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs
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Chief of the Army
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Deputy CARMY
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Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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South African Army
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John Keegan, World Armies, p.639
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Army Combat Training Centre
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South African Armoured Corps
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South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation
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South African Army Artillery Formation
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South African Army Infantry Formation
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South African Army Support Formation
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South African Army
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Das Südafrikanische Heer (engl ...... hochwertiger Denel Produktion.
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L'Esercito del Sud Africa (uff ...... e il servizio medico militare.
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L’Armée de terre sud-africaine ...... e l'Union de l'Afrique du Sud.
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O Exército Sul-Africano (em in ...... icano, atual Namíbia, em 1966.
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South African Army (SAF, Armia ...... ki w roku 1910, Generał Jan Sm
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The South African Army is the ...... ical violence inside South Afr
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Сухопутные войска Южно-Африкан ...... состоят из 40 100 солдат и офи
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Armée de terre sud-africaine
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Exército da África do Sul
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South African Army
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South African Army
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South African Army
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South African Army
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Сухопутные войска Южно-Африканской Республики
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