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Default Re: South-Africa's participation

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Originally Posted by YBD View Post
My question regards naval matters-given South Africa's absolutely critical geophaphical location, how big was the South African Navy
and how much of a role did they play in the war?
Here is a little bit of additional reading from the South African DoD.

History of the SA Navy
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