SA FORCES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR

dc.creator	SADF Archives SADF Archives
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:19Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/19-3-378
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/5349914d78d0443eac63efa54287e0d5
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8898
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/5349914d78d0443eac63efa54287e0d5
dc.description	<p><strong><span>UNION DEFENCE FORCE: LAND FORCES</span></strong></p> <p><span>Organisation of Union Defence Force (a) Pre-War. At the outbreak of war in September, 1939, the armed forces of the Union consisted of a Permanent Force of 352 Officers and 5033 men, and an Active Citizen Force of 918 Officers and 12 572 men. Of the Permanent Force, 173 Officers and 1664 men formed the South African Air Force, 47 Officers and 562 men were members of the South African Artillery and 17 Officers and 1 705 men formed the Special Service Battalion, a unit consisting of men who served on a short-service basis for a minimum of one year. The rest were concerned principally in the supply services and in administering the Active Citizen Force. The latter was roughly parallel to the Territorial Army in Britain, since membership, although nominally compulsory, was in effect restricted to volunteers from among the various age groups called up annually for compulsory registration. Members of the Active Citizen Force were enrolled in units, some of which could show a history dating back to the middle of the last century, and were required to perform 1½ to 4 hours of non-continuous training per week, and 15 days of continuous training, in camp, each year.</span></p><p> </p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/378
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 19, Iss 3 (2012)
dc.subject	Organisation of Union Defence Force
dc.subject	Permanent Force
dc.subject	Active Citizen Force
dc.subject	Special Service Battalion
dc.subject	South African Artillery
dc.subject	Territorial Army in Britain
dc.subject	South African Air Force
dc.subject	the outbreak of war in September, 1939
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
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	SA FORCES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
dc.type	Article