UNIFORM VAN DIE STAATSPRESIDENTSWAG - HERKOMS EN TRADISIE

dc.creator	E.M. Meyers
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:51Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:51Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/16-5-445
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9095bfdd393a4546b8b10c50104da840
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8519
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/9095bfdd393a4546b8b10c50104da840
dc.description	The origin of the State President's guard with special uniform can be traced back to the early Republican days and the founding of Artillery Corps' by Presidents Brand and Burgers of the Free State and Zuid Afrikaansche Republics, respectively. To some degree the earliest and later uniforms were based on the ceremonial uniforms of the artillery and therefore these uniforms are discussed and described in detail by the author of this article. It is also interesting to note the influence of various nations on one another with regard to military uniforms. The first real State President's Guards wore a green uniform and the author discusses all the changes that it underwent through the years. A blue uniform was inter alia proposed in 1980 but finally rejected by the Prime Minister in 1984. Instructions were issued to put forth new ideas. All the arguments in favour of a new uniform are discussed in the article and in 1985 the new uniform was finally taken into use. The helmet reminds one of that of the Union Defence Force and the SSB and the uniform itself is that of the Army with a few ceremonial pieces added thereto.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/445
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 16, Iss 5 (2012)
dc.subject	The first real State President's Guards
dc.subject	The origin of the State President's guard
dc.subject	Union Defence Force
dc.subject	Artillery Corps
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	UNIFORM VAN DIE STAATSPRESIDENTSWAG - HERKOMS EN TRADISIE
dc.type	Article