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South Africa in World War 1 - The African Front
October 19, 2021
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Hayden
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Season 3
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Episode 28
With the declaration of war on Germany by Great Britain, South Africa answered the call. The South African government was eager to expand it's borders and German South-West Africa was a neighboring province. In this neighboring province was a large number of Boers. All of the ethnic groups of South Africa fervently joined in support of their country. The blacks, Indians, Colourds and British. However a large portion of Boers saw Germany as the true ally and rose in rebellion.
This episode covers
The Maritz Rebellion
The Invasion of German South-West Africa
The Invasion of German East Africa
The Somme
The Treaty of Versailles
The conclusion of The Great War