Tribute to Maj Genl Roland de Vries - 61 Mech

For his battlefield exploits and tactical astuteness, Major General (ret) Roland de Vries SD, MM, MMM has rightfully been called the “Rommel of the SADF.“ After assimilating the principles of such diverse military geniuses as Napoleon, Sun Tzu, Heinz Güderian and Boer general, Christiaan de Wet, he and a band of daring young commanders tossed aside military textbooks and developed their own doctrine of Mobile Warfare, South African-style. Roland de Vries’s career bracketed the 22-year South African Border