Union Defence Force of South Africa
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The Union Defence Force of South Africa was the unified military organization of the Union of South Africa from 1912 to 1957, participating in both World Wars and various regional campaigns before being restructured as the South African Defence Force.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military organization ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
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Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | UDF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch |
Active Citizen Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coastal Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Army NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Naval Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
citizen force
ⓘ
commandos ⓘ permanent force ⓘ |
| conflict |
East African campaign (World War I)
NERFINISHED
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German South West Africa campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian campaign (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar campaign (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ North African campaign (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rand Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Border policing operations ⓘ South West Africa campaign (World War I) NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1957 ⓘ |
| garrison | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1912 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Defence Act of 1912 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
George Brink
NERFINISHED
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Jan Smuts NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Botha NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre van Ryneveld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied war effort in World War I
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Allied war effort in World War II ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire military forces ⓘ |
| precededBy |
colonial forces of Natal
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colonial forces of the Cape Colony ⓘ colonial forces of the Orange River Colony ⓘ colonial forces of the Transvaal Colony ⓘ |
| replacedBy | South African Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
air warfare
ⓘ
border protection ⓘ internal security ⓘ land warfare ⓘ maritime defence ⓘ |
| serviceBranchCreated |
South African Air Force
NERFINISHED
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South African Naval Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.