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The Native Military Corps (NMC) was a South African military unit during World War II. It consisted of Black South African volunteers recruited into the Union Defence Force (UDF). Despite the unit's name, they had no combative role and served as labourers attached to white South African UDF military units. The objective was to free up the limited number of white recruits in the UDF for combat roles.

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  • The Native Military Corps (NMC) was a South African military unit during World War II. It consisted of Black South African volunteers recruited into the Union Defence Force (UDF). Despite the unit's name, they had no combative role and served as labourers attached to white South African UDF military units. The objective was to free up the limited number of white recruits in the UDF for combat roles. (en)
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  • 1947-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1940-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 76,000 – 80,000
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  • South Africa (en)
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  • Directorate Non European Army Services badge (en)
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  • Non-European Army Services (en)
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  • 1940 (xsd:integer)
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  • September 1947 (en)
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  • Colonel Ernest Thomas Stubbs (en)
  • Lt. Colonel B.W. Martin (en)
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  • Native Military Corps (en)
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  • The Native Military Corps (NMC) was a South African military unit during World War II. It consisted of Black South African volunteers recruited into the Union Defence Force (UDF). Despite the unit's name, they had no combative role and served as labourers attached to white South African UDF military units. The objective was to free up the limited number of white recruits in the UDF for combat roles. (en)
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  • Native Military Corps (en)
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  • Native Military Corps (en)
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