Supplement – Rhodesians on the Western Front
... peace could be obtained with Russia if it was allowed to exit the conflict with some pride. This approach clashed with Generals’ Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff who wished to deliver a decisive blow in the East. As heroes of Tannenberg4 they were able to use their fame and political clout t ...
... peace could be obtained with Russia if it was allowed to exit the conflict with some pride. This approach clashed with Generals’ Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff who wished to deliver a decisive blow in the East. As heroes of Tannenberg4 they were able to use their fame and political clout t ...
1st Infantry Brigade (South Africa)
The South African 1st Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World Wars I and II. During World War I, the Brigade served as a British formation in Egypt and on the Western Front, most famously the Battle of Delville Wood. It was reactivated at the start of the Second World War as a South African formation and served in East Africa and the Western Desert; the Brigade disbanded on 1 January 1943.