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	5