‘Hände hoch’: The South African experience of the moment of capture in North Africa
A large number of South African troops were captured by the Axis forces in the Western Desert after the crushing defeat at Sidi Rezegh in November 1941 and the surrender of Tobruk in June 1942. Prior to these severe reverses, South African troops had barely tasted defeat on the battlefield during th...
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2025-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://newcontree.org.za/index.php/nc/article/view/886 |
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