Afrika korps

    Afrika Korps at War: -George Forty - Issue 1 and 2 Books Both books in good condition 1) The Road to Alexandria 2)The Long Road Back             Please also note that  Axis Militaria   will be closing their auctions from 19:00 pm to 21:00 pm Monday Nights. (SAST, GMT+2)   

Afrika Korps K98 Bayonet Tropical Hanging Frog... Rare  OWNERS NAME?.....B D? HOFFMANN

Afrika Korps K98 Bayonet Tropical Hanging Frog OWNERS NAME?.....B D? HOFFMANN SHEATH NUMBER 1521 & cof 43 BAYONET 1521 & cof 43 RARE UNIQUE PAIR SHEATH & BAYONET MATCHING NUMBERS   FANTASTIC CONDITION

Buy Afrika Korps (Purnells history of the Second World War. Campaign book, no. 1) for R50.00

Buy Afrika Korps at War - The Long Road Back: George Forty (Paperback) for R120.00

Buy Afrika Korps At War The Road to Alexander by George Forty for R200.00

  Original German Afrika Korps Kriegsmarine  Pith-Helmet Shield** Size - 35mm x 42mm Pins are still Intact   

2000 edition. Soft cover, 224 pages. Very good condition. Under 1kg. A study of the rise of Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps. Mitcham tracks the Rommel and his troop from Bengazi and Tobruk into Egypt.

WWII German Afrika Korps -- Sonderverband 288 metal cap or tunic insignia   The famous insignia worn by the Kampfgruppe Menton was probably worn on the caps by members of this elite unit. Cast in solid brass, the insignia measures about 41 x 49 mm and is fitted with a brooch pin.     Please see the Photo's as part of the description. International  Bidders Welcome (Please inquire about shipping costs) Postage and Packaging: Shipping includes BOB Final Order Fee, packaging material and travel costs Post Office: R63 (With Tracking number) Courier R130  Postnet: R115                

Buy WW2 GERMAN AFRIKA KORPS MEDAL **AFRIKAKORPS MEDAL** 30MM for R2,000.00

 SOFT COVER BOOKLET (32 PAGES) IN A NEAT CONDITION.PACKED WITH GOOD PICTURES! GERMAN MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE WESTERN DESERT, 1941-1942   

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             Shipping Can be combined please discuss with me     POSTAGE: See Shipping Tab for Postage Fees. I  pack all all items very securely which affects the size and weight of the package. I  always try to post within 3 working days where possible. will always keep buyer informed. Please Note: Postage fees are estimated on the size and weight of the package. ITEMS  Can Be Combined an I do accept COLLECTIONS on arrangement     ITEM Description Suid Afrika K Dienste Korps ""Ek dien" -South Africa Q Services Corps Badge "I Serve "Cap Badge 45x40mm CONDITION:      SOLD as FOUND -    -Please see ALL IMAGES                                                                                                                                                            

Buy Suid Afrika Dienst Korps badge - A treasure!! - Bid now!! for R50.00

Buy Suid Afrika K Dienste Korps Ek dien -South Africa Q Services Corps BadgeI Serve Cap Badge 45x40mm for R80.00

Buy WW2 - South Africa Signals Corps -Suid Afrika Sein Korps Badge 49x29mm for R135.00

  REGIMENT BOTHA TITLE BADGE Named or the Prime Minister and Boer general, Regiment Botha was formed on April 1 1934 at Ermelo and recruited in the then-northern and eastern Transvaal. By 1939 there were two battalions but only the second was mobilised on June 19, 1940. The unit was brigaded with 3 Transvaal Scottish and the SA Irish and served in Ethiopia. It arrived in North Africa as part of 5 SA Brigade in May 1941 and met its nemesis at the hands of the Deutsches Afrika Korps on Totensontag, November 23, 1941 when, as Major G Tylden puts it, it was “badly cut up at Sidi Rezegh and suffered heavily”. The next month, the survivors of 2 Regt Botha and the other units of 5 SA Brigade were reorganised into a composite battalion for further service. The identity of the other units disappeared and after reinforcement by a draft of Witwatersrand Rifles, 2 Regt Botha was back at full strength by April 1942. The regiment fought at first Alamein from July to October 1942, helping to stop Panzerarmee Afrika in its tracks. The unit returned to South Africa in January 1943. In August, 2 Regt Botha and Regiment President Steyn merged “for the duration” to form the Botha-President Steyn Armoured Commando, assigned to 6 SA Armoured Division. Once in Italy, the unit as broken up, with some going to the Pretoria Regiment and other to the Imperial Light Horse (now Light Horse Regiment). In 1951 2 Regiment Botha became the Regiment Christiaan Beyers.   Current role: Motorised infantry =  Current base: Barberton Battle honours: Motto: Altyd gereed (Always ready).       Condition:  Good. Complete. Uncleaned.   Sold as seen in the images. Images form part for the description.  

Rommel's Afrika Korps and the Desert Rats face each other at the gateway to Egypt.  While both sides build up their strength, small bands of Monty's Long Range Desert Group cross the trackless desert.  Their job: to count the men and supplies on the coast road, paving the way for the Special Air Services to attack airfields and ammunition dumps. After a devastating attack on an airfield, Sgt Harris and his men of the Fighting Four are lost.  They have a wounded officer, a truck, little water and practically no food.  Between them and base lie hundreds of miles of sun-blistered desert.  To be captured means death, for Hitler has ordered men like the Fighting Four to be shot as spies. Hard cover, fair condition.  188 pages.

Assorted WW1&2 German Militaria incl Rare Hitler Youth Sharpshooter Badge 100% Orginal made by Frank&Reif Stuttgardt,Afrika Korps Helmet side plates,tinnies etc,Sterling silver bowl-American,Antique s.ilver plated minature Bibles etc.Will send more pics to 100% interested parties

Subtitle: Elite Attack Forces Authors: Chris Ellis and George Forty Publisher: Chartwell Books () Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 192 Dimensions: 26.5 x 20.8 x 2 cm +++ by Chris Ellis and George Forty +++ Two mighty forces clashed in the Western Desert during World War II - Rommel's Afrika Korps and the Allies' Western Desert Force - and leading elements of both fought furious battles for control of this strategically vital region. How these opponents fared, and how they were organised and armed, are described in this very detailed and highly illustrated account.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.

Author: Ike Rosmarin Publisher: W.J. Flesch and Partners () Edition: Second Edition ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 124 Dimensions: 21.5 x 15.3 x 1.2 cm +++ by Ike Rosmarin +++ On a single day in , more than South Africans lost their freedom and became prisoners of war, when General Rommel of the German Afrika Korps captured the North African fortress of Tobruk. This is the inside story of how those prisoners coped with nearly three years behind the barbed wire of Italian and German P.O.W. camps. Many were scarred for life by the brutalizing experience, but the author of this book, Sergeant Ike Rosmarin, was one of those who somehow managed to make the most of his ugly predicament. He decided to get stuck into positive things. He extracted enormous satisfaction from battling to better the common lot through organised sport, entertainment, a news sheet and "working points" in scores of ways against their stolid and sometimes cruel captors. The book includes a post-Tobruk casualty list which South African P.O.W. families will be able to search through.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.

  (Johannesburg: Ashanti Publishing, 1991) 1874800243, 1991. 8vo; Very good, as new original pale boards; As new dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. xiv + 301, incl. index; profusely illustrated with battle plans and photographs. As new condition. "James Ambrose Brown's journal of the life of a South African infantryman in the British North African 8th Army, almost exactly half a century ago, gives a day-to-day account of the campaign in the Western Desert against the redoubtable Rommel's Afrika Korps.. Brown's hour-to-hour depiction of the great battle [of El Alamein] that at last sent the enemy reeling back across North Africa remains a classic. A leading American journal, The Saturday Evening Post, called it 'The greatest worm's eye view of battle to come out of the war so far'. To bring today's reader into the picture, James Ambrose Brown has provided a preamble that sets out the political and military events which led up to World War II and the two years of lost North African battles that almost gave total victory to Germany and Italy. Splendid maps by Dr Richard Wood vividly illustrate the tactical situations described in the diary; they also fill in the gaps in large-scale operations. Lavish use of photographs taken by official war photographers illustrate the text. Also reproduced are sketches done by official war artists who were there. Retreat to Victory is a moving and timeless record of despair and hope; and the ultimate devastation that is left in the path of war."

Title: Set Of Rand Light Infantry Badges. Info: SADF. 1 x Larger badge and 2 x smaller badges for beret and jackets. The Rand Light Infantry (RLI) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve unit or United States Army National Guard unit. Origin. The history of this Regiment dates back to the Transvaal Cycle Corps, which was formed in Johannesburg on 1 October 1905 from the Bicycle Section of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment. A small section of this unit subsequently took part in the suppression of the Bambata Rebellion in Zululand. After its return from this conflict the unit recognised the possibilities of mechanisation and members of the Regiment manufactured three armoured cars, creating a motorised fighting unit. This led to the renaming of the unit in 1909 to the Transvaal Cycle and Motor Corps. On 1 July 1913 the Regiment was renamed the 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force of the Union Defence Force. Simultaneously, the unit was converted to a normal infantry regiment. The Regiment's Pretoria detachment was transferred to the 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment). World War One. During World War I the Regiment took part in the South-West Africa, suffering light casualties – only two dead and eleven wounded. In 1932 the Regiment was renamed the Rand Light Infantry. World War Two The RLI was mobilized for World War II in June 1940 and gained fame in North Africa where it took part in many front line engagements and earned battle honours at Bardia, Gazala and El Alamein. (See 1st SA Infantry Division) After the defeat of Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the RLI returned to South Africa and was merged with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Rifles. The remaining members of the Regiment were trained in armour, and sent as reinforcements to the South African 6th Armoured Division in Italy. Wikipedia. Height: 34cm. Width: 35cm. Condition: Very Good. Price: R 395.00 Inc Vat for all Three Badges.

 The Illustrated London News (19 December 1942)- Battle of El-Agheila   Please Note: SPINE IS WORN IN PLACES AND ONE OR TWO PAGES ARE LOOSE.   This item is 76 years old, and thus is in GOOD CONDITION, due to its nature of being a disposal publication at the time of circulation. Content covered in the publication: GENERAL MONTGOMERY AS C-IN-C OF THE EIGHTH ARMY MONTGOMERY'S ASSAULT AGAINST AFRIKA KORPS GENERAL ERWIN ROMMEL AT BATTLE OF EL AGHEILA MILITARY CONTOUR MAP OF GERMAN DEFENSIVE POSITIONS AT EL-AGHEILA NEVER BEFORE SEEN PHOTOS OF RETREATING GERMAN FORCES AND THE DESTRUCTION OF BHENGAZI HARBOUR FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE GLENN-MARTIN MARS MILITARY TRANSPORT PLANE FEATURE ON THE JUNKERS JU-52 NAZI MILITARY PLANE MENTION OF H.M. SUBMARINE "TRUANT" WHICH HAD SUCCESSFULLY SUNK MORE THAN 20 AXIS VESSELS IMAGES OF COMBAT IN NEW GUINEA AGAINST THE JAPANESE AND THE TEBOURBA BATTLE ZONE IN TUNISIA EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT- DEPICTING BOTH GERMAN AND SOVIET FORCES Featured Personalities: DEATH OF PRINCE EITEL FRIEDRICH- SON OF KAISER WILHELM II GENERAL ZEITZLER OF THE GERMAN GENERAL STAFF FIELD-MARSHALL JAN SMUTS   NB: NO FOREIGN BIDDERS NO PERSONAL COLLECTION OF ITEMS PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN 48 HOURS COURIER IS BY POSTNET COUNTER-TO-COUNTER.

Title: Set Of Rand Light Infantry Badges. Info: SADF. 1 x Larger badge and 2 x smaller badges for beret and jackets. The Rand Light Infantry (RLI) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve unit or United States Army National Guard unit. Origin. The history of this Regiment dates back to the Transvaal Cycle Corps, which was formed in Johannesburg on 1 October 1905 from the Bicycle Section of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment. A small section of this unit subsequently took part in the suppression of the Bambata Rebellion in Zululand. After its return from this conflict the unit recognised the possibilities of mechanisation and members of the Regiment manufactured three armoured cars, creating a motorised fighting unit. This led to the renaming of the unit in 1909 to the Transvaal Cycle and Motor Corps. On 1 July 1913 the Regiment was renamed the 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force of the Union Defence Force. Simultaneously, the unit was converted to a normal infantry regiment. The Regiment's Pretoria detachment was transferred to the 12th Infantry (Pretoria Regiment). World War One. During World War I the Regiment took part in the South-West Africa, suffering light casualties – only two dead and eleven wounded. In 1932 the Regiment was renamed the Rand Light Infantry. World War Two The RLI was mobilized for World War II in June 1940 and gained fame in North Africa where it took part in many front line engagements and earned battle honours at Bardia, Gazala and El Alamein. (See 1st SA Infantry Division) After the defeat of Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the RLI returned to South Africa and was merged with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Rifles. The remaining members of the Regiment were trained in armour, and sent as reinforcements to the South African 6th Armoured Division in Italy. Wikipedia. Height: 34cm. Width: 35cm. Condition: Very Good. Price: R 255.00 Inc Vat for all Three Badges.

SPRINGBOK RECORD Compiled and Edited by HARRY KLEIN; Hardcover; Published by the South African Legion of the British Empire Sevice League 1946 ; No. of Pages; 302   plus addit. 2 pages of " Sponsors ".  Commemorates the service in World War II; Includes an insert a fold out 2 page  showing the   RIBBONS OF BRITISH ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND SERVICE MEDALS. " The story of the men who bore the " Orange Flash" of liberty on the battlefronts of the war against Nazi-Fascist tyranny . It soared in the skies with the gallant airmen of the S A A F ;  it rolled with the seamen of the little ships  of the S A N F  in the troughs of ocean battlegrounds. " Condition; Very good; The cover is pulling away from the book however the binding is still " good "  (Please see the second last photograph). No tears ; no browning; Pages crisp and sharp and clean. One name written neatly inside the front cover. Please see all the photographs. POSTAGE  - within SA) Preferably via POSTNET  to Postnet  for a parcel of up to 5kg (addit. books may be included - up to 5kg) Or via PAXI /Pep Stores  to your closest Pep Store ;  delivery around 9 days; add R55.00 under Option 1;  Please add Pep Stores to the Notes. Or via SA PO (  delays may occur)   with tracking no. then please add R60.00 Buyers from outside of SA  may contact me for a postal quote. Below ; 2 pages of SPONSORS Second World WAR World War 2 World War 11  South African involvement; participation in; South African Forces Air Force Airforce Navy  Orange Flash  General Smuts North Africa  Dessert war military army South african Anti aircraft Regiment  Desert campaigns  El Alamein Brigadier  B F Armstrong Afrika Korps  6th S A Division South Africa'c V C s  Royal Natal Carineers  Jelib Abyssinia    

 366 PAGE HARDCOVER BOOK IN GOOD CONDITION - FIRST INSIDE BLANK PAGE HAS BEEN REMOVED. POST OFFICE POSTAGE = R55. PLEASE CONSIDER POSTNET TO POSTNET - ORDER 1 TO 10 BOOKS = R99                                        ERWIN ROMMEL, AFRIKA KORPS, NORTH AFRICA, NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN, DESERT WAR, TOBRUK, EIGHTY-EIGHT 

After bitter debate, South Africa, a dominion of the British Empire at the time, declared war on Germany five days after the invasion of Poland in September 1939. Thrust by the British into the campaign against Erwin Rommels German Afrika Korps in North Africa, the South Africans fought a see-saw war of defeats followed by successes, culminating in the Battle of El Alamein, where South African soldiers made a significant contribution to halting the Desert Foxs advance into Egypt. This is the story of an army committed somewhat reluctantly to a war it didnt fully support, ill-prepared for the battles it was tasked with fighting, and sent into action on the orders of its senior alliance partner. At its heart, however, this is the story of men at war. Paperback, 352 pages