General Jan Smuts Collection

Colonial possessions in East Africa during the First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Colonial possessions in East Africa during the First World War, c1916, (c1920). Map showing German East Africa, British East Africa, the Belgian Congo, Rhodesia, Uganda

The Campaign in East Africa, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Campaign in East Africa, c1916, (c1920)....map illustrating General Smutss operations in the heart of the German colony

The War in East Africa, 1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The War in East Africa, 1916, (c1920)....map illustrating the conquest of Kilimanjaro and the first phase of General Smutss campaign

Lieut. General The Hon. J. C. Smuts, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Elliott & Fry
Lieut. General The Hon. J. C. Smuts, c1916, (c1920). Portrait of Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950), South African and British Commonwealth statesman

Imperial Conference Meets in London, May 1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Imperial Conference Meets in London, May 1943, (1945). Group portrait of leaders of the four semi-independent Dominions and British politicians at a meeting during the Second World War

Imperial Conference of 1944, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Imperial Conference of 1944, 1945. Meeting of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers held in London, 1-16 May, during the Second World War

Experience Joins Hands With Youth, 1942, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Experience Joins Hands With Youth, 1942, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) with South African Prime Minister General Jan Smuts in the grounds of the British

Mr Churchill with the Commonwealth Prime Ministers, 1944 (1955). From left to right: General Smuts (South Africa), Mr. Mackenzie King (Canada), Mr. Winston Churchill (United Kingdom), Mr. J

Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950), South African and British Commonwealth statesman, 1917. Smuts led commandos in the Second Boer War for the Transvaal

Jan Christiaan Smuts, South African statesman and general, c1940s. Smuts (1870-1950) led commandos in the Second Boer War for the Transvaal

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950): A South African and British Commonwealth statesman of great renown, Smuts played a pivotal role in the military campaigns in East Africa during World War I, leading British and colonial forces against German forces in the region between 1916 and 1918. His strategic victories, including the Battle of Colombo and the Relief of Dar es Salaam, were crucial in turning the tide of the war in East Africa. Decades later, Smuts' experience and wisdom were sought after once again, as he attended the Imperial Conferences in London in 1943 and 1944, where he collaborated with other Commonwealth leaders to shape the post-war world. His enduring legacy as a military leader, statesman, and international diplomat is captured in these images from the early 1900s and the 1940s.