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Major J.g.w. Leipoldt, D.s.o. : a Portrait of a South African Surveyor and Intelligence Officer, 1912-1923

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: J.G.W. Leipoldt (1877-1945) joined the fledgling Union Defence Forces in 1912. He had previously qualified as a land surveyor and as such undertook a number tasks for the Department of Defence. He was, furthermore, the first Permanent Force officer to head a permanent Intelligence section at Defence Headquarters; the formulator of what was to develop into "Plan Z"; something of a military historian and a painter; and he led at least three old-fashioned adventures into the heart of central Africa. Despite a colourful career he fell very much in the shadow of his younger brother, the writer-poet, C.Louis Leipoldt.

Source: Scientia Militaria South African Journal of Military Studies

DOI: 10.5787/25-1-262

Author: Ian Van der Waag

Language: English

Topic: Military History and Strategy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2031101705

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