WWI: The force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa. The dates 12 May and 13 May are give

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 509

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South African History Online. (2012, May 11). WWI: The force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa. The dates 12 May and 13 May are give. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083073

South African History Online (2012) 'WWI: The force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa. The dates 12 May and 13 May are give', South African History Online, 11 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083073 (Accessed: 8 November 2026).

South African History Online, WWI: The force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa. The dates 12 May and 13 May are give [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083073, (accessed 8 November 2026).

"WWI: The force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa. The dates 12 May and 13 May are give." South African History Online, 11 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083073. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "WWI: The force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa. The dates 12 May and 13 May are give." South African History Online. May 11, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083073.