South African National Museum of Military History

South African National Museum of Military History

Established	August 29, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-29)
Location	Johannesburg, South Africa
Coordinates	26°09′48″S 28°02′31″E / 26.1633°S 28.0420°E / -26.1633; 28.0420
Type	Military museum
Website	The Ditsong National Museum of Military History
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The South African National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg was officially opened by Prime Minister Jan Smuts on 29 August 1947 to preserve the history of South Africa's involvement in the Second World War. In 1975, the museum was renamed from the South African National War Museum and its function changed to include all conflicts that South Africa has been involved in.^[1] In 1999 it was amalgamated with the Pretoria-based Transvaal Museum and National Cultural History Museum to form the Northern Flagship Institution. In April 2010 Ditsong was officially renamed Ditsong Museums of South Africa and the SANMMH was renamed the Ditsong National Museum of Military History.