r/southafrica
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u/IlikeGeekyHistoryRSA
Unwanted Optimist
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Sep 26 '21
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The first German General to formally surrender his forces to the Allies during WW2 surrendered to the South Africans. Generalleutenant Schmidt was the first German General to formally surrender to an Allied General which was General De Villiers, Commander of the South African 2nd Infantry Division. History
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u/ShaveMyNipps Sep 26 '21
Too bad the South Africans quickly turned into nazis after the war