THE RAILWAYS AND THE WAR EFFORT, 1939-1945

dc.creator	R.J. Bouch
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:26Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:26Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/5-2-891
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/461f88dfae76419da36d8708d0ea3ba9
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8983
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/461f88dfae76419da36d8708d0ea3ba9
dc.description	South Africa's armed forces were small, and their material resources meagre, when the country entered the Second World War on 6 September 1939. The Permanent Force was nearly 50% under strength; the shortage of trained infantrymen was estimated at over 39000; ammunition for artillery pieces and anti-aircraft guns was sufficient for one day's shooting, and only two obsolete armoured cars were available. Two experimental armoured cars had been built locally. During the first years of the war it was not possible to obtain much equipment from the United Kingdom or the United States. Local ingenuity was heavily taxed as attention concentrated on preparing the South African armed forces for long campaigns. Gradually regiments were mobilized and equipped, and an extensive munitions production drive was launched
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/891
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 5, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	Second World War
dc.subject	The Permanent Force
dc.subject	South AfricaN Armed Forces
dc.subject	Railways and Harbours Administration
dc.subject	Re-establishment of the Railways and Harbours Brigade
dc.subject	No 1 Armoured Train
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
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
dc.subject	U
dc.title	THE RAILWAYS AND THE WAR EFFORT, 1939-1945
dc.type	Article