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South African Defence Force
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/South_African_Defence_Force
GPTKB entity
Statements (63)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:SADF
gptkbp:alliedWith
None (internationally isolated during apartheid)
gptkbp:commanderInChief
gptkb:State_President_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:component
gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkb:South_African_Medical_Service
gptkb:South_African_Navy
gptkbp:country
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:dissolved
1994
gptkbp:established
1957
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:Pretoria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
South African Defence Force
gptkbp:involvedIn
gptkb:South_African_Border_War
gptkb:Angolan_Civil_War
gptkb:Namibian_War_of_Independence
Apartheid enforcement
gptkbp:mainLanguage
gptkb:Afrikaans
English
gptkbp:motto
gptkb:One_Force
gptkbp:notableCommander
gptkb:Constand_Viljoen
gptkb:Jannie_Geldenhuys
gptkb:Magnus_Malan
gptkbp:notableOperation
gptkb:Operation_Reindeer
gptkb:Operation_Askari
gptkb:Operation_Daisy
gptkb:Operation_Displace
gptkb:Operation_Dolfyn
gptkb:Operation_Hilti
gptkb:Operation_Hooper
gptkb:Operation_Meebos
gptkb:Operation_Merlyn
gptkb:Operation_Modular
gptkb:Operation_Packer
gptkb:Operation_Prone
gptkb:Operation_Protea
gptkb:Operation_Savannah
gptkb:Operation_Sceptic
gptkb:Operation_Seiljag
gptkb:Operation_Skeptic
gptkb:Operation_Skerwe
gptkb:Operation_Smokeshell
gptkb:Operation_Super
gptkb:Operation_Tiro
gptkb:Operation_Wallpaper
gptkb:Operation_Yahoo
gptkb:Operation_Phoenix
Operation Kerslig
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Union_Defence_Force
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:South_African_National_Defence_Force
gptkbp:role
internal security
border protection
defence of South Africa
gptkbp:size
about 100,000 personnel (at peak)
gptkbp:type
gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:weapon
gptkb:Casspir_APC
gptkb:G6_howitzer
gptkb:Olifant_tank
gptkb:Ratel_IFV
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Namibian_independence_movement
gptkb:Uzi_submachine_gun
gptkb:Royal_South_African_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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