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distinguish it from other units and just indicated a locality where the regiment originated from. The new name also brought a change in the unit's insignia, but the merino rams head was retained with it now facing head-on. The laurel wreath was removed and the letters 'RGS' was added. This became effective from 1 January 1954. A new commanding offer, Commandant F.A. Stetzhorn was also appointed.
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With the eventual fall of Tobruk, 444 members of the regiment were taken prisoner. Due to the fact that the majority of the regiment were now prisoners of war, the regiment was officially disbanded on 6 September 1942, while the remaining members were transferred to
Regiment 'President Steyn'. These
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By 1953 the regiment was changed from an armoured vehicle reconnaissance unit to an armoured regiment. During this time the regiment was also notified that its name was being changed to that of 'Regiment Gideon
Scheepers'. The rational was that the previous name had no real purpose except to
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During 1959 at a commander's conference at the
Eastern Province Command, it was again proposed to change the name of the regiment back to its original name. That proposal was rejected but the regiment was still renamed to that of Regiment Groot Karoo. This took effect on 1 January 1960. The
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With South Africa's entry in World War II, the
Middellandse Regiment got the opportunity to prove itself. Mobilisation orders was received on 5 September 1940. The regiment was assigned to the 9th Infantry Brigade and finally to the 2nd South African Division.
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The regimental badge depicts a Merino sheep's head, in reference to the large scale sheep farming of the area in which it was located. Memorabilia of this regiment can be viewed at the Graaff-Reinet
Military History Museum.
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355:. Regiment Groot Karoo has changed its name over its operational lifespan, it was initially referred to as the Middellandse Regiment, then Regiment Gideon Scheepers and finally the regiment Groot Karoo.
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in 1935 and mainly dealt with the use of the
Vickers machinegun. By 1939 however, the regiment's headquarters was moved to Graaff Reinet, where a new commander, Lt. Col. W.L. Kingwill was appointed.
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and again reassigned into 1 Rand Light
Infantry as the DMR(Die Middellandse Regiment) Company, a reference to their previous regiment. By January 1943, these elements were returned to South Africa.
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In 1960, the regiment was ordered to mobilise because of an internal state of emergency in the country. At the same time the regiment was converted to an armoured-infantry unit.
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By 1 May 1945 the
Middellande Regiment was reformed at Cradock with Lt. Col. Borchers as its new commanding officer. By 1947, the regiment was again returned to Graaff-Reinet.
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Die
Middellandse Regiment Association: An Account of the Founding and Development of the Association and of Its Relationship with the Present Regiment Groot Karoo
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With the 200 year celebrations of Graaf-Reinet, the regiment received freedom of entry. It already had freedom but this time it was granted as a mechanised unit.
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Middellandse Regiment was established as an infantry battalion with Lieutenant Colonel H.T.v.G. Bekker as its first commanding officer.
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Visser, G.E., Die Geskiedenis van die Middelandse Regiment, 1934-1943. MA Thesis University of South Africa (1983)
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The regiment was transferred to the newly established 9 Division. By 1999, however the regiment was disbanded.
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between 29 December 1941 and 2 January 1942. A Company of the regiment was involved in the attack on
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82 Mechanised Brigade Operational Badge field and office versions of which this Regiment was part of
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Regimental emblem remained except the letters on the bottom changed to RGK.
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on 10 June, arriving in Suez on 22 June and then transported to Mareopolis.
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post 1994 SANDF (Amalgamation of Wits and Northern Transvaal Commands)
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1097:"The Multi-Battalion Regiment: An Old Concept with a New Relevance"
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Military units and formations of South Africa in the Border War
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Regiment Groot Karoo was established in 1934 as one of the new
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Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies
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Modular Infantry Battalions under South West Africa Command
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but had to return to Sollurn to strengthen positions there.
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Awarded to Die Middellandse Regiment/Regiment Groot Karoo
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74 Brigade SADF and SANDF era (see 8th Armoured Division)
2334:, KZN, Limpopo, Potcheftstroom, Western Cape, Mpumalanga)
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Regimental Sergeants Major - Die Middellandse Regiment
443:. After the fall of Sollurn, the regiment moved on to
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was placed under command of the 8th Army and moved to
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The regiment's first formal training was conducted in
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1990
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1117:"South African Unit Profiles: Regiment Groot Karoo"
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1136:"8th Army - Operation CRUSADER - 18 November 1941"
504:The conflict that took place from 1966 to 1989 in
4898:Military units and formations established in 1934
2711:75 Brigade SADF and SANDF era (see 9th Division)
854:Officers Commanding - Regiment Gideon Scheepers
756:Officers Commanding - Die Middellandse Regiment
4442:4th Permanent Force Artillery Battery S.A.M.R.
4437:2nd Permanent Force Artillery Battery S.A.M.R.
4432:1st Permanent Force Artillery Battery S.A.M.R.
2035:School of Air Defence Artillery (South Africa)
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4447:Transvaal Horse Artillery, attached S.A.M.R.
723:Honorary Colonel - Die Middellandse Regiment
453:in March 1942 under command of 3rd Brigade.
1071:Association, Middellandse Regiment (1989).
435:The regiment was involved in the attack on
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3342:Bantustan Defence Forces (1977/1981–1994)
2566:West Transvaal Command/North West Command
1163:. Cape Town: Nasou Limited. p. 657.
1161:Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa
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413:The regiment left for Egypt on board the
2927:Regiment University of the Witwatersrand
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2972:3rd Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron
2352:General Andrew Masondo Maintenance Unit
2257:SA Army Combat Training Centre (SAACTC)
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530:South-West Africa People's Organisation
4380:German South West Africa Campaign 1915
2724:83 Brigade (planned but never existed)
2680:19 Brigade (see 82 Mechanised Brigade)
2674:17 Brigade (see 71 Motorised Brigade )
1989:General Dan Pienaar Artillery Regiment
592:SADF era Regiment Groot Karoo insignia
23:renamed Regiment Gideon Scheepers 1954
17:
3293:Mobilisation Units (Reception Depots)
2912:Regiment University of Port Elizabeth
2907:Regiment Universiteit Oranje-Vrystaat
2677:18 Brigade (see 72 Motorised Brigade)
1212:Burger, Mariëtte, ed. (3 July 2018).
7:
4777:Transvaal Horse Artillery Volunteers
2689:60 Brigade (Battlegroups HQ Lohatla)
2671:16 Brigade (see 81 Armoured Brigade)
2068:Madzhakandila Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1284:South African National Defence Force
623:List of South African Battle Honours
2922:Regiment University of Stellenbosch
1979:Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit
550:8th South African Armoured Division
190:It is sweet to die for your country
4883:Infantry regiments of South Africa
3617:41/911 Battalion/Regiment Windhoek
2897:Regiment Rand Afrikaans University
2847:Regiment Louw Wepener/Oos Vrystaat
2375:General Sipho Binda Field Workshop
2218:Ukhosi Parachute Engineer Regiment
2185:Engineer Terrain Intelligence Unit
2147:South African Army Engineer School
1918:School of Artillery (South Africa)
1048:(4) (published 28 February 2012).
14:
4340:South African Native Labour Corps
2649:9 South African Infantry Division
2644:8 South African Armoured Division
2639:7 South African Infantry Division
2598:(Grootfontein, South West Africa)
2586:(Grootfontein, South West Africa)
2086:Autshumato Anti-Aircraft Regiment
2058:Sekhukhune Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1969:King Cetshwayo Artillery Regiment
1964:Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment
1464:Johannesburg Light Horse Regiment
493:The regiment participated in the
25:renamed Regiment Groot Karoo 1960
4814:Azanian People's Liberation Army
2902:Regiment University of Cape Town
2208:Umkhonto Field Engineer Regiment
2091:Galeshewe Anti-Aircraft Regiment
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4223:Western Province Mounted Rifles
3627:913 Battalion/Regiment Namutoni
2917:Regiment University of Pretoria
2277:General de la Rey Training Area
2017:Air Defence Artillery Formation
1941:Artillery Mobilisation Regiment
1214:"Local military museum reopens"
532:(SWAPO), and their allies, the
361:The regiment was garrisoned in
4800:Non-Statutory Forces 1961–1994
4467:Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles
4349:East Africa Campaign 1914–1915
2942:SA Army Troop Information Unit
2720:82 Mechanised Brigade SADF era
2101:7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1974:Sandfontein Artillery Regiment
1195:"† Lest We Forget – 12 June †"
1101:Monograph No. 1: Get on Parade
520:and its allied forces (mainly
1:
4782:Transvaal Scottish Volunteers
4427:Special Service Pioneer Corps
4050:8th and 9th Citizen Batteries
3622:912 Battalion/Regiment Erongo
3269:South African Commando System
2733:10 Artillery Brigade SADF era
2728:84 Motorised Brigade SADF era
2704:73 Motorised Brigade SADF era
2699:72 Motorised Brigade SADF era
2694:71 Motorised Brigade SADF era
2592:(Windhoek, South West Africa)
2203:Ihawu Field Engineer Regiment
2096:iWombe Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1994:Steve Biko Artillery Regiment
1506:South African Infantry School
1418:Thaba Bosiu Armoured Regiment
1398:1 South African Tank Regiment
1193:Fourie, Piet (12 June 2017).
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21:Middellandse Regiment in 1934
4549:Volunteer Militias 1903–1909
3353:Bophuthatswana Defence Force
3263:UDF and SADF Commando System
2715:81 Armoured Brigade SADF era
2175:35 Engineer Support Regiment
1454:Blaauwberg Armoured Regiment
152:South African Infantry Corps
4168:1 Special Service Battalion
3637:91 Composite Field Regiment
3567:Regular Infantry Battalions
3463:2 VDF Battalion Maunavhathu
3092:26 Field Artillery Regiment
3087:25 Field Artillery Regiment
3082:24 Field Artillery Regiment
3067:17 Field Artillery Regiment
3052:14 Field Artillery Regiment
2997:7 Medium Artillery Regiment
2982:5 Forward Delivery Squadron
2967:2 Special Service Battalion
2653:10 South African Division (
2500:South African Defence Force
2462:Gauteng Reserve Signal Unit
2380:Sabelo Phama Field Workshop
2357:Madiba Bay Maintenance Unit
2293:Wallmannsthal Training Area
1731:Regiment Northern Transvaal
1439:1 Special Service Battalion
571:Rationalisation and closure
36:Regiment Groot Karoo emblem
4924:
4452:Ammunition Column S.A.M.R.
4203:Durban Coast Defence Corps
3002:8 Field Artillery Regiment
2987:6 Field Artillery Regiment
2596:Northern Logistics Command
2536:Northern Transvaal Command
2477:Kwa-Zulu Natal Signal Unit
2395:Ngungunyane Field Workshop
2213:19 Field Engineer Regiment
1741:General Jan Smuts Regiment
1726:General de la Rey Regiment
1649:Chief Langalibalele Rifles
1413:Queen Nandi Mounted Rifles
1408:Pretoria Armoured Regiment
1216:. Graaf Reinet Advertiser.
1038:"Die Middelandse Regiment"
620:
422:2nd South African Division
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4848:Colonial Armies 1885–1902
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4266:Europe Campaign 1914–1918
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4148:South African Field Force
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3702:1 SWA Parachute Battalion
3612:91 Reaction Force Brigade
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3336:
2977:4 Field Engineer Regiment
2947:1 Field Engineer Regiment
2792:Cape Flats Light Infantry
2590:South West Africa Command
2584:Northern Logistic Command
2548:Orange Free State Command
2524:Eastern Transvaal Command
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2390:Sekhukhune Field Workshop
2385:Chris Hani Field Workshop
2343:National Ceremonial Guard
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2170:2 Field Engineer Regiment
2135:
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2063:10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment
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2010:
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1893:
1832:Solomon Mahlangu Regiment
1557:101 Air Supply Unit SAOSC
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1036:Visser, Lt G. E. (1978).
296:Commandant F.A. Stetzhorn
189:
183:Dulce Est Pro patria Mori
156:Army Conventional Reserve
29:
4767:Natal Rifle Associations
4570:Prince Alfred's Own Cape
4198:Cape Coast Defence Corps
3632:91 Armoured Car Regiment
3468:VDF Vuwani Military Base
3368:2 BDF Infantry Battalion
3363:1 BDF Infantry Battalion
2780:Regiments and Battalions
2554:Western Province Command
2518:Eastern Province Command
2472:Western Cape Signal Unit
2288:Touwsriver Training Area
2283:Oustshoorn Training Area
1984:State Artillery Regiment
1862:Ingobamakhosi Carbineers
1842:Buffalo Volunteer Rifles
1827:Andrew Mlangeni Regiment
1459:Molapo Armoured Regiment
1330:46 South African Brigade
1320:43 South African Brigade
1269:South African Army Units
689:Western Desert 1941–1943
495:South African Border War
269:First Commanding Officer
45:1934 to 1999 – disbanded
4457:Botha's Berede Skutters
4173:Cape Fortress Engineers
3712:1 SWA Commando Squadron
3662:91 Maintenance Workshop
3453:VDF Headquarters Sibasa
3373:BDF Parachute Battalion
2962:2 Construction Regiment
2932:Regiment Vanderbiljpark
2366:Other Maintenance Units
2347:Logistical Support Unit
2180:1 Construction Regiment
1872:Nelson Mandela Regiment
1613:Chief Makhanda Regiment
770:Lt Col H.T.v.G. Bekker
457:elements were moved to
449:B Company was moved to
4472:Prince Alfred's Guards
4188:Cape Peninsular Rifles
4085:4th (Pietermaritzburg)
3652:91 Mobilisation Centre
3512:Transkei Defence Force
3458:1 VDF Battalion Manenu
3284:State Presidents Guard
3277:State Presidents Guard
1812:General Botha Regiment
1567:Parachute Packing Wing
1335:Special Forces Brigade
1303:Divisions and Brigades
1159:Potgieter, DJ (1971).
1077:. Printed by Framic.
840:Lt. Col W.G. Kingwill
792:Lt. Col W.L. Kingwill
781:Lt. Col L.J. De Jongh
737:Lt. Col W.L. Kingwill
593:
365:, but had sections at
272:Lt Col H.T.v.G. Bekker
182:
4772:Transvaal Cycle Corps
4502:Cape Peninsula Rifles
4487:Cape Town Highlanders
4462:Durban Light Infantry
4256:World War I 1914–1918
4233:Native Military Corps
4218:Transvaal Cycle Corps
4183:Cape Mounted Riflemen
4163:1 Medium Regiment SAA
3771:Keetmanshoop Commando
3753:Grootfontein Commando
3697:2 SWA Specialist Unit
3692:1 SWA Specialist Unit
3657:91 Technical Workshop
3642:91 Engineers Squadron
3532:TDF Mounted Battalion
2618:I South African Corps
2572:Witwatersrand Command
2560:Southern Cape Command
2542:Northern Cape Command
2538:(Swartkop, Pretoria)
2467:11 Field Postal Unit
2399:Other Field Workshops
2272:de Brug Training Area
1852:Durban Light Infantry
1822:Johannesburg Regiment
1736:Cape Town Highlanders
1618:Chief Maqoma Regiment
1552:44 Medical Task Group
1449:Umvoti Mounted Rifles
1279:Department of Defence
1006:WO1 J. A. N. Cloete
950:Cmdt A. P. C. Aucamp
591:
555:82 Mechanised Brigade
499:82 Mechanised Brigade
172:Cradock, Eastern Cape
4858:Cape Colonial Forces
4589:Diamond Fields Horse
4507:Witwatersrand Rifles
4477:First Eastern Rifles
4075:2nd (Port Elizabeth)
3807:Otjiwarongo Commando
3682:SWA Military Academy
3488:Ciskei Defence Force
3012:10 Armoured Squadron
2887:Regiment Skoonspruit
2862:Regiment North Natal
2842:Regiment Langenhoven
2827:Regiment Groot Karoo
2812:Regiment Dan Pienaar
2370:Doman Field Workshop
2322:Army Support Bases (
1946:4 Artillery Regiment
1591:Air Assault Infantry
1325:44 Parachute Brigade
966:Regiment Groot Karoo
918:Cmdt L.P. Pretorius
896:Cmdt F.A. Stetzhorn
868:Cmdt F.A. Stetzhorn
306:Regiment Groot Karoo
280:Lt Col W.L. Kingwall
4512:Rand Light Infantry
4193:Cape Garrison Force
4120:11th (Bloemfontein)
4100:7th (Potchefstroom)
4045:7th Citizen Battery
4040:6th Citizen Battery
4035:5th Citizen Battery
4030:4th Citizen Battery
4025:3rd Citizen Battery
4020:2nd Citizen Battery
4015:1st Citizen Battery
3845:Union Defence Force
3825:Swakopmund Commando
3801:Oranjemund Commando
3717:Alte Feste Commando
3443:Venda Defence Force
3423:BDF Thaba'Nchu base
3398:3 BDF Military Area
3393:2 BDF Military Area
3388:1 BDF Military Area
3378:BDF Military School
3136:Homeland Battalions
2957:2 Locating Regiment
2952:1 Locating Regiment
2867:Regiment Port Natal
2754:Combat Group Juliet
2340:Main Ordnance Depot
2337:Mobilisation Centre
1900:Artillery Formation
1847:King Shaka Regiment
1817:Mapungubwe Regiment
1699:Mechanised Infantry
1680:Rand Light Infantry
1233:South Africa portal
1121:www.warinangola.com
713:
629:
544:Affiliated Division
353:Union Defence Force
328:Army National Guard
206:
199:Battle honours
130:Mechanised Infantry
4903:South African Army
4594:Natal Native Horse
4497:Transvaal Scottish
4387:S.A.M.R. Regiments
4105:8th (Johannesburg)
4063:Military Districts
4008:Citizens Batteries
3789:Okanhanja Commando
3783:Mariental Commando
3777:Maltahohe Commando
3765:Karasburg Commando
3735:Bo-Nossob Commando
3667:Support Structures
3647:91 Field Ambulance
3527:TDF Special Forces
3502:CDF Special Forces
3383:BDF Special Forces
3077:19 Rocket Regiment
3007:9 Support Engineer
2892:Regiment Uitenhage
2877:Regiment Sasolburg
2872:Regiment Pretorius
2837:Regiment Hillcrest
2797:Regiment Algoa Bay
2241:Training Formation
2129:Engineer Formation
1877:Umzimvubu Regiment
1857:Kimberley Regiment
1755:Motorised Infantry
1542:13 Signal Squadron
1515:Parachute Infantry
1487:Infantry Formation
1289:South African Army
934:Cmdt Dougie Stern
808:Major L.E. Lanham
711:
627:
594:
317:South African Army
204:
118:South African Army
4870:
4869:
4866:
4865:
4838:
4837:
4821:
4820:
4790:
4789:
4757:
4756:
4712:
4711:
4684:Northern District
4662:
4661:
4637:
4636:
4607:
4606:
4577:
4576:
4539:
4538:
4535:
4534:
4522:Natal Light Horse
4517:Pretoria Regiment
4492:Kimberly Regiment
4482:Kaffrarian Rifles
4422:
4421:
4335:
4334:
4300:
4299:
4246:
4245:
4208:Regiment Onse Jan
4153:Pioneer Battalion
4143:
4142:
4080:3rd (East London)
4058:
4057:
4003:
4002:
3965:
3964:
3918:
3917:
3914:
3913:
3889:
3888:
3834:
3833:
3819:Rehoboth Commando
3672:Logistics Brigade
3544:
3543:
3540:
3539:
3408:BDF Bafokeng base
3332:
3331:
3328:
3327:
3234:
3233:
3072:19 Field Engineer
3062:15 Field Engineer
3057:14 Field Engineer
3042:13 Field Engineer
3032:12 Field Engineer
3022:11 Field Engineer
3017:10 Field Engineer
2937:Regiment Vrystaat
2832:Regiment Highveld
2822:Regiment Edenvale
2807:Regiment Congella
2578:Far North Command
2489:
2488:
2485:
2484:
2417:Signals Formation
2406:
2405:
2312:Support Formation
2301:
2300:
2230:
2229:
2226:
2225:
2118:
2117:
2114:
2113:
2106:Regiment Overvaal
2006:
2005:
2002:
2001:
1889:
1888:
1885:
1884:
1867:Mangaung Regiment
1685:OR Tambo Regiment
1627:Seaborne Infantry
1547:18 Light Regiment
1476:
1475:
1472:
1471:
1347:
1346:
1343:
1342:
1201:on 31 March 2022.
1170:978-0-625-00324-2
1095:(February 1996).
1093:Steenkamp, Willem
1084:978-0-620-14780-4
1018:
1017:
907:Cmdt C.A. Greeff
871:31 December 1959
816:6 September 1942
682:
681:
506:South West Africa
326:or United States
300:
299:
259:
258:
4915:
4844:
4827:
4809:Umkhonto weSizwe
4796:
4714:
4664:
4639:
4609:
4579:
4556:
4545:
4527:Natal Carbineers
4384:
4371:9th Infantry ACF
4366:5th Infantry ACF
4361:2nd Infantry ACF
4356:1st Infantry ACF
4302:
4277:
4263:
4252:
4238:Q Services Corps
4178:Cape Light Horse
4135:14th (Worcester)
4115:10th (Kroonstad)
4095:6th (Standerton)
4060:
4005:
3927:
3920:
3891:
3861:
3854:
3840:
3795:Omaruru Commando
3747:Gobabis Commando
3602:37/102 Battalion
3597:36/203 Battalion
3587:35/101 Battalion
3582:34/202 Battalion
3577:33/701 Battalion
3572:31/201 Battalion
3550:
3473:VDF Signals Unit
3403:BDF Signals Unit
3349:
3338:
3244:Madimbo Corridor
3191:
2992:6 Field Engineer
2882:Regiment Springs
2857:Regiment Natalia
2520:(Port Elizabeth)
2509:
2495:
2425:
2412:
2307:
2236:
2137:
2124:
2025:
2012:
1908:
1895:
1837:Tshwane Regiment
1562:44 Training Wing
1496:
1482:
1377:School of Armour
1367:
1358:Armour Formation
1353:
1310:
1299:
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1249:
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985:WO1 Jan Heyneke
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928:
829:
824:Lt Col Borchers
813:
797:
742:
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563:Freedom of Entry
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185:
116:
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68:
66:
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34:
18:
4923:
4922:
4918:
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4913:
4912:
4873:
4872:
4871:
4862:
4849:
4834:
4817:
4801:
4786:
4753:
4724:Cape Peninsular
4708:
4658:
4633:
4603:
4599:Royston's Horse
4573:
4559:Field Artillery
4550:
4531:
4418:
4375:
4344:
4331:
4296:
4292:Heavy Artillery
4275:
4257:
4242:
4139:
4070:1st (Cape Town)
4054:
3999:
3995:Coast Artillery
3990:Field Artillery
3961:
3910:
3885:
3848:
3830:
3741:Etosha Commando
3723:Aranos Commando
3558:
3536:
3522:1 TDF Battalion
3514:
3506:
3497:1 CDF Battalion
3482:
3445:
3437:
3413:BDF Mankwe base
3355:
3343:
3324:
3288:
3272:
3258:
3230:
3182:
3131:
2852:Regiment Molopo
2817:Regiment De Wet
2802:Regiment Boland
2779:
2773:
2740:
2660:
2655:Operation Prone
2627:
2606:
2602:Gauteng Command
2568:(Potchefstroom)
2503:
2481:
2449:
2419:
2402:
2314:
2297:
2243:
2222:
2189:
2151:
2131:
2110:
2072:
2039:
2019:
1998:
1950:
1922:
1902:
1881:
1750:
1746:Bambatha Rifles
1694:
1690:Lenong Regiment
1653:
1622:
1586:
1577:Bagaka Regiment
1510:
1490:
1468:
1422:
1381:
1361:
1339:
1304:
1293:
1270:
1267:
1231:
1226:
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1210:
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1187:
1182:
1178:
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1125:
1123:
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1106:
1104:
1103:. ISSAfrica.org
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1085:
1070:
1055:10.5787/8-4-757
1035:
1032:
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991:
980:
965:
945:
929:
893:1 January 1960
825:
809:
793:
738:
709:
704:
698:Alamein Defence
684:
628:Battle Honours
625:
619:
614:
613:
612:
609:
606:
586:
581:
573:
565:
546:
491:
475:
467:
448:
411:
402:
341:
336:
303:
288:Lt Col Borchers
205:Battle Honours
186:
159:
122:
111:
109:
98:
87:
85:
63:
61:
37:
24:
22:
12:
11:
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4864:
4863:
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4854:
4851:
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4832:Boer Commandos
4830:
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4709:
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4691:
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4676:
4670:
4668:
4667:Mounted Rifles
4660:
4659:
4657:
4656:
4651:
4645:
4643:
4642:Light Infantry
4635:
4634:
4632:
4631:
4626:
4621:
4615:
4613:
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4259:
4258:
4255:
4248:
4247:
4244:
4243:
4241:
4240:
4235:
4230:
4228:Ordnance Corps
4225:
4220:
4215:
4210:
4205:
4200:
4195:
4190:
4185:
4180:
4175:
4170:
4165:
4160:
4158:1 Mobile Watch
4155:
4150:
4144:
4141:
4140:
4138:
4137:
4132:
4127:
4125:12th (Prieska)
4122:
4117:
4112:
4110:9th (Pretoria)
4107:
4102:
4097:
4092:
4087:
4082:
4077:
4072:
4066:
4064:
4056:
4055:
4053:
4052:
4047:
4042:
4037:
4032:
4027:
4022:
4017:
4011:
4009:
4001:
4000:
3998:
3997:
3992:
3987:
3982:
3977:
3972:
3966:
3963:
3962:
3960:
3959:
3954:
3949:
3944:
3939:
3933:
3931:
3924:
3916:
3915:
3912:
3911:
3909:
3908:
3903:
3897:
3895:
3887:
3886:
3884:
3883:
3878:
3873:
3867:
3865:
3858:
3850:
3849:
3843:
3836:
3835:
3832:
3831:
3829:
3828:
3822:
3816:
3813:Outjo Commando
3810:
3804:
3798:
3792:
3786:
3780:
3774:
3768:
3762:
3759:Hochi Commando
3756:
3750:
3744:
3738:
3732:
3726:
3720:
3714:
3709:
3704:
3699:
3694:
3689:
3687:Special Forces
3684:
3679:
3677:SWA Mil School
3674:
3669:
3664:
3659:
3654:
3649:
3644:
3639:
3634:
3629:
3624:
3619:
3614:
3609:
3604:
3599:
3594:
3589:
3584:
3579:
3574:
3569:
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3560:
3559:
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3508:
3507:
3505:
3504:
3499:
3493:
3491:
3484:
3483:
3481:
3480:
3475:
3470:
3465:
3460:
3455:
3449:
3447:
3439:
3438:
3436:
3435:
3430:
3428:BDF Taung base
3425:
3420:
3415:
3410:
3405:
3400:
3395:
3390:
3385:
3380:
3375:
3370:
3365:
3359:
3357:
3345:
3344:
3341:
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3333:
3330:
3329:
3326:
3325:
3323:
3322:
3317:
3312:
3307:
3302:
3296:
3294:
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3264:
3260:
3259:
3257:
3256:
3251:
3246:
3241:
3235:
3232:
3231:
3229:
3228:
3223:
3218:
3213:
3208:
3203:
3197:
3195:
3194:Training Areas
3188:
3187:Military Areas
3184:
3183:
3181:
3180:
3175:
3170:
3165:
3160:
3155:
3150:
3145:
3139:
3137:
3133:
3132:
3130:
3129:
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3119:
3114:
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2772:
2771:
2766:
2761:
2756:
2750:
2748:
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2741:
2739:
2738:
2737:Other brigades
2735:
2730:
2725:
2722:
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2712:
2709:
2706:
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2686:
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2620:
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2612:
2608:
2607:
2605:
2599:
2593:
2587:
2581:
2575:
2574:(Johannesburg)
2569:
2563:
2557:
2551:
2550:(Bloemfontein)
2545:
2539:
2533:
2527:
2521:
2515:
2513:
2505:
2504:
2498:
2491:
2490:
2487:
2486:
2483:
2482:
2480:
2479:
2474:
2465:
2464:
2458:6 Signal Regt
2457:
2455:
2451:
2450:
2448:
2447:
2444:
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2438:
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2269:
2264:
2262:Army Gymnasium
2259:
2254:
2248:
2245:
2244:
2239:
2232:
2231:
2228:
2227:
2224:
2223:
2221:
2220:
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2205:
2199:
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2182:
2177:
2172:
2167:
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2065:
2060:
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2008:
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2003:
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1991:
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1971:
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1960:
1958:
1952:
1951:
1949:
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1943:
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1932:
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1914:
1912:
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1898:
1891:
1890:
1887:
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