Union Defence Force (South Africa)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_Defence_Force_(South_Africa)
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:branch gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkb:South_African_Army
gptkb:South_African_Medical_Corps
gptkb:South_African_Naval_Service
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Governor-General_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:dissolved 1957
gptkbp:established 1912
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Pretoria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union Defence Force (South Africa)
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:language gptkb:Afrikaans
English
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:J.C._Smuts
gptkb:Pierre_van_Ryneveld
Jan Smuts
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:predecessor colonial military forces of South Africa
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:South_African_Defence_Force
gptkbp:role defence of South Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_African_forces_in_German_South-West_Africa
gptkb:Cape_Colony_military
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7