WWII: SA prime minister, General Jan Smuts, asks parliament’s approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 193

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01Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 444.

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South African History Online. (2012, January 20). WWII: SA prime minister, General Jan Smuts, asks parliament’s approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 193. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073031

South African History Online (2012) 'WWII: SA prime minister, General Jan Smuts, asks parliament’s approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 193', South African History Online, 20 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073031 (Accessed: 23 August 2026).

South African History Online, WWII: SA prime minister, General Jan Smuts, asks parliament’s approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 193 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073031, (accessed 23 August 2026).

"WWII: SA prime minister, General Jan Smuts, asks parliament’s approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 193." South African History Online, 20 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073031. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "WWII: SA prime minister, General Jan Smuts, asks parliament’s approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 193." South African History Online. January 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073031.