The Springbok Legion (SL) was a leading organisation formed in 1941 to fight for the rights of soldiers during World War II and in the post-war period. Over time the organisation became radicalised by members of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) who joined it and served in its upper and lower structures. This resulted in the fracturing and decline of the organisation particularly after the war as members became disenchanted with its increasingly militant leftist rhetoric.  While the SL accepted black people into its membership, it remained largely a White organisation in the majority of its membership and leadership. When the organisation eventually broke up and hundreds of white members left, some members remained in the SL and eventually joined the struggle against apartheid through the Congress Movement.
 
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