The 1st South African Infantry Division was an infantry division of the army of the Union of South Africa. During World War II the division served in East Africa from 1940 to 1941 and in the Western D
Special Service Battalion shoulder title and wartime "red tabs"
The Marmon-Herrington armoured car as used by the division in the East Africa and Western Desert Campaigns. Source: Imperial War Museum
South Africans in Hobok Fort after its capture, 1941
The 6th South African Armoured Division was the second armoured division of the South African Army and was formed during World War II. Established in early 1943, it was based on a nucleus of men from
Sherman Firefly as operated by the division in Italy.
Troops of the 6th South African Armoured Division arriving in Taranto, Italy. April 1944
Field Marshal JC Smuts (Prime Minister), Major-General Poole (GOC) and Lieutenant-General Sir Pierre van Ryneveld (SA Chief of Staff), in Chiusi, Italy, 24 June 1944. The visit was to discuss the implications of the surrender of A Coy, First City/Cape Town Highlanders.
South African Sherman tanks disabled in the fight to take the Perugia Highlands. 1944