Coast Garrison Force
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The Coast Garrison Force was a coastal defense component of South Africa’s Union Defence Force responsible for manning and operating coastal fortifications and artillery to protect the country’s shores.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coast Garrison Force canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defence force
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith | South African coastal fortifications ⓘ |
| branch | South African Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country |
South Africa
ⓘ
Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipment |
coastal artillery guns
ⓘ
fixed coastal batteries ⓘ |
| garrisonType | static defence ⓘ |
| location | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
anti-ship defence
ⓘ
shore-based artillery operations ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
South African coastline
ⓘ
South African ports ⓘ |
| partOf | Union Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
defence of key harbours
ⓘ
protection of South African shores ⓘ |
| role |
coastal defence
ⓘ
harbour defence ⓘ manning coastal fortifications ⓘ operating coastal artillery ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Union Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Southern African waters ⓘ |
| type | garrison force ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.