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
Cape Town Highlanders
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The Cape Town Highlanders is a reserve mechanised infantry regiment of the South African Army.
Regimental emblem