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Not for Ourselves, but for Others

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Rommel inspects South African and British POW’s after Tobruk falls

Collated by Peter Dickens Fascinating and uncommon photo of victorious German troops ba gging South African prisoners.  Here the German Afrika Korps Commander  – Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is seen…
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South Africans in the RAF

One of the RAF’s leading aces, and one of the highest scoring pilots during the Battle of Britain was Adolph “Sailor” Malan DFC, an RAF pilot since 1936, who led No. 74 Squadron…
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South African Battle of Britain hero and WW2 Fighter Ace – “Dutch” Hugo

Group Captain P H “Dutch” Hugo (left), Commanding Officer of No. 322 Wing RAF, and Wing Commander R “Raz” Berry (right), who took over leadership of the Wing in January…
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