The Generals of WWII
Generals from South Africa
Smuts
Jan Christiaan, Field Marshal
(1870 – 1950)
1910
- 1912
Minister of the Interior
1910
- 1920
Minister of Defence
1912
- 1915
Minister of Finance
1919
- 1924
Prime Minister of South Africa
1933
- 1939
Minister of Justice
1939
- 1948
Prime Minister of South Africa
1939
- 1948
Minister of Foreign Affairs
1939
- 1948
Minister of Defence
1940
- 1945
Commander in Chief Union Defence Forces
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley