page_title: 2nd Infantry Division (South Africa)
section_title: Surrender
hierarchical_section_title: 2nd Infantry Division (South Africa) / Operations / Surrender
caption_attribution_description: English: Maj Gen H.B. Klopper, Officer Commanding South African 2nd Infantry Division, June 1942
context_page_description: The South African 2nd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the army of the Union of South Africa during World War II. The division was formed on 23 October 1940 and served in the Western Desert Campaign and was captured by German and Italian forces at Tobruk on 21 June 1942. The remaining brigade was re-allocated to the South African 1st Infantry Division.
caption: Maj.Gen. H. B. Klopper, Commander 2nd SA Inf Div at the surrender of Tobruk. (South African National War Museum)
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