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title: South African Patrol, Western Desert Campaign
author: W.G.Vanderson - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19303/south-african-patrol-western-desert-campaign/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-08-01
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# South African Patrol, Western Desert Campaign

_Authored by W.G.Vanderson - Imperial War Museums_

## Image File

[![South African Patrol, Western Desert Campaign](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19303.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19303.png)

## Image Caption

A July 1941 photograph showing a South African desert patrol in North [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, W. -. I. W. (2024, August 01). South African Patrol, Western Desert Campaign. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19303/south-african-patrol-western-desert-campaign/>
### Chicago
Museums, W.G.Vanderson - Imperial War. "South African Patrol, Western Desert Campaign." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 01, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19303/south-african-patrol-western-desert-campaign/>.
### MLA
Museums, W.G.Vanderson - Imperial War. "South African Patrol, Western Desert Campaign." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Aug 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19303/south-african-patrol-western-desert-campaign/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205205792) by **W.G.Vanderson - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 August 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.