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Lest Syria and Lebanon should fall altogether under Axis control, the British decided to intervene there. Consequently, Free French forces, under General Georges Catroux, with British, Australian, and Indian support, were sent into both countries from Palestine on June 8, 1941; and a week later British forces invaded Syria from Iraq.
On 13 August, the 1st South African Division was formed and by the end of 1940, about 27,000 South Africans were in East Africa, in the 1st South African Division, the 11th (African) Division and the 12th (African) Division.
- Allied victory
- 10 June 1940 – 27 November 1941, (Guerrilla war until 8 September 1943)
About 334,000 men volunteered for full-time service in the South African Army during the war (including some 211,000 white, 77,000 black and 46,000 coloured and Indian servicemen). The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has records of 11,023 known South Africans who died during World War II. See also. South Africa portal
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In September 1939, World War II broke out. In South Africa, people were divided as to whether or not they should join the war, and if so, on whose side they should fight. Although South Africa was still a British territory many Afrikaners felt closer to the Germans.
Apr 22, 2022 · In East Africa, 27,000 South African troops joined the Allied forces in fighting against the Italians and their allies. During this campaign, the South African Air Force contributed significantly, performing the first Allied bombing run of World War II, a day after Mussolini declared war.
- Greg Beyer
1 The Military Experiences of Ordinary Africans in World War II 3 Timothy Parsons 2 Producing for the War 24 Judith A. Byfield 3 African Labor in the Making of World War II 43 Carolyn A. Brown two. colonial subjects and imperial armies 4 The Military, Race, and Resistance: The Conundrums of Recruiting Black South African Men during the Second ...
