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Pathfinder detachment that would be capable of infiltrating a Drop Zone before the main force arrived so as to be able to direct the drop from the ground, instead of relying on dead-reckoning navigation by Air Force aircrew. A Pathfinding unit, nicknamed the
Philistines, was duly established, manned by a combination of ex-Rhodesian soldiers and local volunteers. 18 Light Regiment, an artillery unit equipped with 120 mm heavy mortars, was transferred to the brigade, and in 1980 a Light Artillery Battery executed a drop together with 2 Parachute Battalion on the Zimbabwean border in the then Northern Transvaal as part of an exercise called 'Crossbow'. This further illustrated the need to develop an all-arms approach to the airborne doctrine, training and organization.
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HQ, however, was temporarily de-activated, and the post of SSO Parachute
Operations was established under Director Operations at Army HQ. Colonel Breytenbach occupied this post, and was also responsible for the continued administration of the brigade. On 24 September 1980 the Brigade HQ was re-activated with Breytenbach as un-appointed Officer Commanding and moved to the farm Haakdoringfontein at Murrayhill near Wallmansthal, some 35 kilometers north of Pretoria. This farm once belonged to Commandant General Piet Joubert of the old Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, and the original stone farmhouse and outbuildings have been incorporated into the Brigade Headquarters.
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Brigade. Bestbier had previously commanded a mechanised infantry battalion, although he had served with 1 Parachute Battalion for 10 years prior to that. Colonel Bestbier disbanded the Philistines and those foreign soldiers in the unit completed their contracts and left the SADF.
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took command of the brigade on 1 April 1989. He had already been Acting
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Pretoria for administrative and accommodation reasons. Colonel Breytenbach believed that the brigade should be housed closer to its air transport facilities that were centered at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria. The brigade
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Regiment was structured slightly different from the other conventional medium artillery regiments. The regiment consisted of a small RHQ element and 3 batteries, namely 181, 182 and 183 Battery. Each battery consisted of two troops, each with four 120 mm mortars. Each mortar detachment
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Battalion possessed a limited pathfinder capability in a small group of permanent force members who were Drop Zone Safety Officers and Freefall qualified. With fixed posts within the battalion, these members only grouped as and when the situation required and then mainly for the
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The brigade's operational focus again shifted back to rural COINOPS in 1986 and members of the brigade were deployed along the borders of
Zimbabwe and Botswana in an Operation known as Operation Pebble. Battalions who were called up during this period were called up for 60 days at a time for border
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September 1989 14 Parachute Battalion group carried out a second amphibious exercise, dubbed Exercise Vlakwater, in the Saldanha Bay area. This exercise also saw a full troop with two gun sections of 14.5 mm AA Guns, One Jakkals Vehicle with a Mamba double barreled 12.7 mm AA Gun being
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In 1987 the brigade's first large-scale airborne exercise took place with 3 Parachute
Battalion Group carrying out Exercise Iron Eagle I in the Batavia area of North West Transvaal, close to the Botswana border. 500 troops, several vehicles and heavy weapons with ammunition were dropped by day from
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With the unit having distinguished itself the concept of upgrading it to a conventional engineer regiment was motivated by the commanding officer together with the assistance of the Brigade HQ, who embarked up long negotiations and proposals to the Director of Engineers of the S.A. Army who finally
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With the lessons learnt from Operation Reindeer in May 1978, it became clear that a method for ensuring correct and safe dropping, grouping and extraction of paratroopers was urgently needed. In order to have the capability to covertly insert behind enemy lines, and do reconnaissance on the target,
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Shortly after assuming command of the brigade he was tasked with mobilizing 14 Parachute Battalion Group to assist warding off a final infiltration by SWAPO insurgents into northern SWA. The Battalion Group deployed with all its personnel and equipment in an air-landed operation within 14 hours of
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A pathfinder company of the brigade were deployed primarily doing ground reconnaissance and composed mainly of foreign soldiers, serving a one-year contract, who had seen service in the Rhodesian Army airborne units which had since been disbanded when the government of the new state of Zimbabwe had
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During the early eighties 1 Parachute Battalion had grown in size to the extent that it had eight full-time rifle companies on strength. A permanent Paratrooper Base had been established alongside the Ondangwa Airfield in Owambo, Northern South West Africa, and a company was always on strength and
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An orderly extraction of the remaining half of the paratroopers went awry with the appearance and counterattack by a Cuban armored column. With the planned landing zones under fire, the paratroopers were forced to execute a 'hot extraction' by helicopter troopships. The initiative and perseverance
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The brigade mobilised companies from 2 and 3 Parachute Battalions. These were supplemented by mortar, anti-tank elements as well as a rifle platoon from 1 Parachute Battalion. The composite force of a battalion minus, Commanded by Col Breytenbach carried out the first-light parachute assault on a
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who had completed their initial national service in 1 Parachute Battalion. Shortly after formation, it was realised that these two battalions, being infantry units only, were not capable of providing an effective and balanced force for conventional operations. An all-arms formation with an airborne
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and the activation of 44 Parachute Brigade, the unit was placed under the command of 44 Parachute Brigade, from 16 January 1984. The unit is the only technical services unit of 44 Parachute Brigade. It is also the only Parachute technical services unit in the SADF. Since its inception the unit has
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The need for a light artillery regiment that could support paratroopers during air assault operations was identified in the early 1970s; however, the regiment was officially established only in January 1977. Located with its headquarters in Randburg, Transvaal it was then still part of 1 SA Corps.
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During 1984 to 1986 when Citizen Force units of 44 Parachute Brigade were called up and became increasingly embroiled in the internal unrest situation in South Africa, 1 Parachute Battalion remained virtually the only parachute unit to carry on with operations in South West Africa and Angola. The
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During 1988 the Chief of the SA Army tasked 44 Parachute Brigade to maintain a full-time parachute group ready for immediate deployment. This was as a result of the changing and uncertain operational situation in Angola at the time. In order to achieve this, several National Servicemen Companies
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He commenced with the construction of offices and the unit began organizing itself. On the first call out of this unit for training the unit comprised three 2nd lieutenants and thirty other ranks. The most senior non-commissioned officer at the time was a corporal. The unit underwent its first
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An analysis of the operation revealed certain deficiencies and shortcomings, namely the need to deploy a pathfinder unit to ensure that drop zones were marked and measured accurately, that the aerial photography was properly analyzed and that the principle of "Unity of Command" be adhered to. The
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The depleted Group prepared for and took part in an Exercise known as Sweepslag II/88 together with other conventional forces at the Army Battle School near Lohatlha in the Northern Cape. The Paratroopers travelled 500 kilometres by road from Pretoria only to discover that they would immediately
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Exercise Strandloper which was a large exercise was planned and executed between July and September 1988, 14 Parachute Battalion Group began preparing for this immediately. This exercise was amphibious and was held at Walvis Bay, SWA, and it heralded the start of a new era for the brigade at the
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A process was begun to formulate staffing, equipment tables and to establish guidelines for the formation of an extended pathfinder capability within the unit. The blueprint used was a combination of the procedures used by the British SAS, U.S. Pathfinders and the Reconnaissance Regiments of the
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In April 1978 the Minister of Defence, Mr P.W. Botha, authorised the forming of 44 Signal Squadron. During the time of 24 September 1980 until October 1986, it supported the brigade in all aspects of signals; e.g., the supply of communication and the manning of a Communication Centrum (Comcen).
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In 1986 the unit served and distinguished itself as a part of 54 Battalion, in Sector 10 as well as in Angola taking part in Operation Jabber. It operated independently during the 3-month stint as a mine hunting unit as well as lifting caches, sometimes going on long range mine hunting missions
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In 1966, members of 1 Parachute Battalion participated in the first action in the war in South West Africa during a heliborne assault on an insurgent base. Thereafter, Parabats were involved in operations in SWA/Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and elsewhere on an
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On 19 January 1976, the unit was transferred without any personnel to Pretoria as a second-line workshop under the command of 1 SA Corps. The unit was originally established as a Technical Citizen force Unit in the SWA command. The unit first began to play an active role when it was under the
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In order to fulfill the airborne objective, the personnel were required to qualify as paratroopers. The existing officers and men of the unit who were not yet qualified took this as a challenge, and in March 1982 the leader element was sent to 1 Parachute Regiment in Bloemfontein for parachute
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For paratroopers the 1980s were characterised by continual operational involvement in Angola. Citizen Force Companies from 2 and 3 Parachute Battalion were initially also involved, often in heavy fighting as at Evale in Angola in 1981. A helicopter operation involving a 2 Parachute Battalion
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The brigade was at one stage on stand-by with both 14 Parachute Battalion Group and 2 Parachute Battalion in case events leading up to the SWA/Namibian independence turned sour. In April 1989, 14 Parachute Battalion Group was deployed to the Northwestern parts of Namibia where they carried out
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In 1985 the brigade also produced a manual on airborne operations, in which the concept of a Parachute Battalion Group as the basic, balanced airborne assault force is set out, together with its doctrinal employment. Organizations within the brigade were accordingly amended to conform to this
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The role of this regiment became more prominent with the changing South African situation with it forming an integral part of Airborne Forces and it positioned to provide parachute engineering support in many scenarios from counter-insurgency to international specialist military assistance if
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During this period the brigade conducted extensive tests on developing a heavy drop capability. The tests originated at 1 Parachute Battalion in 1982 with stripped-down Land-Rovers dubbed 'Fireflies', progressing to successfully dropping light armored reconnaissance vehicles carrying potent
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After moving to Murrayhill in 1980, 44 Parachute Brigade experienced relatively little organizational development even though the individual units within the brigade remained operationally active. After the battle of Cassinga in 1978, Colonel Breytenbach motivated an urgent requirement for a
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In 1981, one of the key objectives of the newly appointed Chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant General J.J. Geldenhuys, SSA, SD, SM, was the formalising of 44 Parachute Brigade. Following this, on 1 January 1982, Colonel F. J. Bestbier took up the post of the first formally appointed
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training at the hands of instructions from Special Forces in demolitions, mine warfare and infantry training. The emphasis of this training being to transform the engineers from a support role to that of an attack role adding the versatility providing own defense during operations.
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In May 1991, 3 Parachute Battalion mobilised with a Battalion HQ and two companies within 72 hours to deploy for 30 days in Soweto on urban COINOPS. During this time several operational parachute drops were executed in the urban areas, as part of cordon and search operations.
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1 Parachute Battalion also continued to reinforce mechanised and motorised battle groups during operations into Angola with the support of its paratroopers, often using heliborne tactics. In 1982 the unit experienced a major setback when a Puma Helicopter was shot down during
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1 SA Corps was de-activated on 30 January 1977 and all Citizen Force Units were re-allocated. The unit has been under the command of Northern Transvaal Command since 1 February 1977 in its previous format which includes to the present day Far North and Eastern Transvaal.
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heli-borne operations from a base at Ehomba as part of Operation Merlyn, in what became known as the Nine Day War. Appropriately, the South African paratroopers, the first to see action in the Namibian war in the 1960s, were also involved in the final military operations.
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Unrest in Townships in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Witwatersrand and Pretoria saw Infantry Companies of 44 Parachute Brigade, and later complete battalions being used to assist with the maintenance of law and order. These operations were dubbed Poncho and Zenon.
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14 Parachute Battalion Group become a permanent unit of 44 Parachute Brigade with effect from 1 January 1989, amalgamating all parachute qualified National Servicemen elements of the Army for operational deployment in their second year of full-time National Service.
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in South Africa. It has emerged that the village was used as a defended refugee camp at the time and that during the assault 159 men, of whom 12 were soldiers, 167 women (number of those designated 'soldiers' not specified), and 298 teenagers and children.
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SADF. The objective was to train the Pathfinder to be on par with the Recces in their training schedule regarding land warfare, but specializing in pathfinder and airborne operations. The first group of pathfinders started training in September 1978.
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Other paratrooper companies were also from time to time deployed further south, in the farmlands, tracking and destroying insurgents who had penetrated that far. The numbers of insurgents caught or killed by the paratroopers was steadily increasing.
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During 1990 it was decided to move the brigade to Bloemfontein and this move took part during 1991. Some of the brigade units were moved to Pretoria City, and the signal unit moved into the Paulhof building, in Minnaar Street, on 29 November 1991.
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Following this exercise 14 Parachute Battalion Group was deployed in the Operational Area during April 1989. On returning from SWA, 14 Parachute Battalion Group was a depleted unit with the Citizen Force elements within it having been demobilised.
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In January 1991, 2 Parachute Battalion carried out the first operational jump in an urban COINOPS role during a 60-day deployment insurgency role. They conducted a subsequent sweep through a built-up area as part of an Operation called Eardrum.
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As with the brigade and many units within it, the rationalization process of the South African Army after 1994 saw 44 Parachute Regiment being placed under the command and control of the SA Army Engineer Formation with effect from 1 April 1999.
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The unit finally upgraded to an engineer regiment on 12 January 1990 and through its structure continued to provide ongoing parachute engineering support to 44 Parachute Brigade for Airborne, air-landed, heliborne and/or amphibious operations.
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SWAPO base code-name "Moscow", at Cassinga in Angola. The force was closely supported throughout by the South African Air Force, and inflicted heavy losses on enemy, with only four paratroopers being lost in the action during the operation.
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With the rationalization of the SADF commencing from the end of 1989 and both 14 Parachute Battalion Group and 4 Parachute Battalion being de-activated, the brigade again adopted a programme of training, rather than of conducting operations.
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In March 1988, Exercise Iron Eagle III was carried out by 2 Parachute Battalion Group on the training grounds at Murrayhill. It involved a night drop onto a very rough Drop Zone by 600 men and 34 tonnes of equipment, including 16 vehicles.
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deployed there. At times Citizen Force Parachute Companies would relieve the 1 Parachute Battalion Company for the purposes of rotation and furlough but usually it was a company from 1 Parachute Battalion stationed there.
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In May 1988, Exercise Hornet took place in the Batavia area close to the Botswana Border. This involved a battalion-sized parachute drop followed by a helicopter deployment which was executed by 3 Parachute Battalion.
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operations. Sometimes paratroopers would be dropped into contacts up to 3 times per day. During 1979 companies from 1 Parachute Battalion, as a part of Operation Bowler, achieved remarkably high success rates with
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As a result of the units efforts, record mines and caches were lifted, more than any before and earned it the commendation (Floating Trophy) of Best Reserve Force Unit for 1986 within 44 Parachute Brigade.
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capability was needed, and as a result, later on the brigade was expanded with various arms including engineering, artillery, signals, anti-aircraft, anti-tank, and maintenance and workshops units.
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without traditional infantry protection. A contact was recorded between the Para Sappers and SWAPO during such a long range mission where their retaliatory mortar fire caused the enemy to flee.
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The brigade had barely commenced organizing when less than a month later, on 4 May 1978, the operational situation required the execution of South Africa's first large-scale airborne assault,
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44 Parachute Brigade conducted its first skeleton brigade exercise in 1990, combining it with a Naval Gunfire Support exercise in the Lake St Lucia area. It was called Exercise Leviathan.
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McGill Alexander writes that companies from 1,2, and 3 Parachute Battalions operated against Zimbabwean guerrillas inside Rhodesia in September 1979-FEbruary 1980, the last years of the
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Murrayhill would serve as the home of 44 Parachute Brigade until the commencement of scaling down of operations and in 1991 Tempe (Bloemfontein) again became its Headquarters.
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command of 1 SA Corps. Under the command of SA Corps, the unit completed several tours of duties in the operational field and also in conjunction with 2 Parachute Battalion.
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consisted of five gunners. The 120 mm mortars of the regiment gave it an ideal airborne capacity. The regiment could now be deployed as a true light artillery regiment.
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Dakota aircraft in one lift. Due to various factors, Exercise Iron Eagle II with 4 Parachute Battalion Group, due to take place later in the same year, had to be cancelled.
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It got its first leadership when in 1982, a then 2nd Lieutenant Gerhard Pretorius was appointed as first adjutant and later on as first officer commanding of the squadron.
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they assisted liaison teams working between UNITA and the mechanised SADF forces by conducting reconnaissance missions within enemy-held territory in 1987. A battery from
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from 1 Parachute Battalion were placed under the operational command of the brigade. 2 Parachute Battalion and other elements constituted the force from the brigade side.
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refinement of the old "Fireforce" technique into the night-time Lunar Operations saw curfews being enforced as a result of night time parachute drops during this period.
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Colonel D. J. Moore took command of 44 Parachute Brigade on 1 January 1985 having spent 13 years at 1 Parachute Battalion serving 4 of those years as Officer Commanding.
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training. The Regiments traditional blue artillery berets were now exchanged for the paratroopers' maroon berets.
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At the end of 1980 the force was scaled down and 14 Para Battalion Group and 4 Para Battalion were disbanded.
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of the leadership resulted in a successful extraction, minimizing of loss and the objective being achieved.
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1933:. The first paratroopers were Permanent Force men, but soon the training of Citizen Force (similar to the
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1987 also was the year when the very last operational parachute drop was executed in Angola as a part of
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With the coming of 44 Parachute Brigade in April 1978, under the leadership of Brig. M J du Plessis as
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of 1974–1975 when two companies of 1 Parachute Battalion were dropped on the northern border of SWA at
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pilot in the dropping of paratroopers. These formed the nucleus of 1 Parachute Battalion at Tempe in
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concept, which gave the brigade the capacity to mobilise three balanced Parachute Battalion Groups.
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14 Parachute Group is described elsewhere under the heading "The Parachute Battalion Group Concept"
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The drop was followed by a night march of 12 kilometers and a first light assault on an objective.
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van Heerden, Cmdt KF; Pretorius, Cmdt JGL; Schreuder (SM, MMM), Brig Gen S.S.; Farrell, Col Ray.
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In 1986, the unit embarked on its first High altitude Low Opening/High Altitude High Opening (
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May 1980 saw the launch of another major offensive by the SADF into Angola, this was known as
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In 1990 the first company of black paratroopers were also trained by 1 Parachute Battalion.
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The brigade remained in existence until 1999 when it was reduced in size and re-designated
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time, one in which this new role would begin to supplement the traditional airborne role.
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trackers) resulted in the death of one paratrooper and the wounding of several others.
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Vehicles were dropped by means of both the Platform Extraction System, as well as the
218:. The location that was chosen for the brigade's headquarters was in the lines of the
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As an Airborne Brigade with various Sub-Units its support Weaponry also consisted of
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The South African Paratrooper (Historical Summary for 30th Anniversary Celebrations)
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2 Parachute Battalion and 44 Parachute Brigade Headquarters amongst other postings.
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Iron Eagle 1 (1987), Iron Eagle 3 (1988), Strandloper (1988) and Vlakwater (1989).
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Operation Fakkel, Operation Meebos, Operation Snoek and Operation Gepetto – 1982/83
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734:. As a result of this effort some 20 insurgents were killed during the operation.
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The squadron took active participation in the following major exercises :
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Members of 44 Engineering Regiment also took part in several other operations:
1980:
and Santa Clara in Angola to relieve two Portuguese communities trapped by the
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importance of forming a parachute brigade had also been clearly demonstrated.
3535:"Renaming process has resulted in an Army structure that truly represents SA"
2765:(During Operation Pebble unit members were also used in an Infantry capacity)
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2010:
1914:. It was established on 1 April 1961 by the redesignation of 2 Mobile Watch
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44 Field Engineer Squadron (20 April 1978 – 11 January 1990)
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Its name was allocated by General N. van den Berg. On 25 May 1981 Colonel
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241:. Prior to this, 44 Parachute Brigade undertook a number of operations in
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1956:
In 1974 and 1975 1 Parachute Bn. operated along the Angolan border with
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3326:"Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report - Volume 2"
1977:
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The force at Ondangwa were used mainly for reaction tasks and internal
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post 1994 SANDF (Amalgamation of Wits and Northern Transvaal Commands)
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headquarters at Chitado in Angola. The latter operation was known as
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Approval in principle for the establishment of 4 Parachute Battalion
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2724:, and have 3 years to design and implement new regimental insignia.
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38:
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done technical repair tasks under command of various Headquarters.
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As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a
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An operational night drop within Angola also took place as part of
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1248:(Infantry) and various other standard and non-standard firearms.
1981:
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Military units and formations of South Africa in the Border War
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44 Parachute Engineer Regiment (12 January 1990 – August 2019)
1964:; a platoon jumped near Luiana, Angola to relieve a group of "
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as well as counter insurgency operations inside South Africa.
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During 1991 WO1 J.J. van Aswegen became the RSM of the unit.
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Modular Infantry Battalions under South West Africa Command
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McGill Alexander, South African Airborne Operations, 59-60.
3280:. Elite. Illustrated by Simon McCouaig. Osprey Publishing.
2392:
Ukhosi Parachute Engineer Regiment (August 2019 – present)
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by enemy anti-aircraft fire and 12 paratroopers perished.
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Approval for the upgrading of the following Sub-Units to:
5026:
74 Brigade SADF and SANDF era (see 8th Armoured Division)
4652:, KZN, Limpopo, Potcheftstroom, Western Cape, Mpumalanga)
3324:
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa.
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in 1981 by several companies from 3 Parachute Battalion.
321:
37 Field Workshop (Under the brigade from 1 January 1984)
7221:
Disbanded military units and formations in Bloemfontein
3457:
McGill Alexander, South African Airborne Operations, 58
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1999
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1 Feb 1991 – Information Outstanding
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1 Apr 1989 – Information Outstanding
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6 Feb 1991 – Information Outstanding
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1 Jan 1979 – Information Outstanding
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1701:44 Parachute Battalion:Brigade HQ Unit Leadership
194:, following the disbandment of 1 SA Corps and the
7236:Military units and formations established in 1978
2716:Sekhukhune Field Workshop (August 2019 – present)
5029:75 Brigade SADF and SANDF era (see 9th Division)
3476:Joubert, Lt Giel; Louw, Maj Loekie; Lowes, M C.
2345:Operation Super & Operation Askari – 1983/84
492:Operation Reindeer (The Battle of Cassinga) 1978
222:Headquarters, next to the old Tempe Airfield in
3493:Brief History of 44 Parachute Engineer Regiment
6760:4th Permanent Force Artillery Battery S.A.M.R.
6755:2nd Permanent Force Artillery Battery S.A.M.R.
6750:1st Permanent Force Artillery Battery S.A.M.R.
4353:School of Air Defence Artillery (South Africa)
3369:
3367:
3365:
3127:Command structure of 44 Anti-Aircraft Regiment
3027:1991 – Information Outstanding
1922:derived from the words "Parachute Battalion".
616:company together with a company of "Bushmen" (
190:. It was founded on 20 April 1978, by Colonel
7231:Military units and formations of the Cold War
3572:
3038:44 Medical Task Group is a satellite unit of
2957:The signal unit flag was authorised in 1986.
726:being told to deploy. The operation, called
398:Exercises and Brigade developments: 1987–1990
325:The following sub-units were also activated:
8:
6765:Transvaal Horse Artillery, attached S.A.M.R.
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1079:Weapons used by Paratroopers of the Brigade
366:The Parachute Battalion Group concept: 1988
258:Early development of the Brigade: 1979–1980
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3274:Pitta, Robert; Fannell, J. (27 May 1993).
2409:44 Parachute Engineer Regiment Leadership
5660:Bantustan Defence Forces (1977/1981–1994)
4884:West Transvaal Command/North West Command
2862:15 Oct 1984 – 30 Apr 1986
1941:almost constant basis for over 20 years.
277:Formalising of 44 Parachute Brigade: 1981
5245:Regiment University of the Witwatersrand
3529:
3527:
3448:, Scientia Militaria 31(1), 2003, 51-52.
3391:We fly with the Eagles (Pre-publication)
3166:1 Apr 1991 – 31 Dec 1991
3158:1 Jan 1989 – 31 Mar 1990
3150:1 Jan 1986 – 31 Dec 1988
3135:
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2994:1 Aug 1984 – 31 Mar 1989
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2839:Command Structure of 44 Maintenance Unit
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388:Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System
186:was a parachute infantry brigade of the
5290:3rd Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron
4670:General Andrew Masondo Maintenance Unit
4575:SA Army Combat Training Centre (SAACTC)
3504:
3502:
3251:
3186:
2870:1 May 1986 – 5 Feb 1991
2625:37 Field Workshop / 44 Maintenance Unit
7251:1999 disestablishments in South Africa
6698:German South West Africa Campaign 1915
5042:83 Brigade (planned but never existed)
4998:19 Brigade (see 82 Mechanised Brigade)
4992:17 Brigade (see 71 Motorised Brigade )
4307:General Dan Pienaar Artillery Regiment
3049:
2888:
2770:Command Structure of 37 Field Workshop
2621:
2154:
673:Climax to the War in Angola: 1987–1988
28:
5611:Mobilisation Units (Reception Depots)
5230:Regiment University of Port Elizabeth
5225:Regiment Universiteit Oranje-Vrystaat
4995:18 Brigade (see 72 Motorised Brigade)
2677:South African Ordnance Services Corps
2642:1 April 1974 – present
2617:South African Ordnance Services Corps
1918:. The unit's nickname "Parabat" is a
530:Operations on the increase: 1979–1982
136:South African Army Infantry Formation
7:
7095:Transvaal Horse Artillery Volunteers
5007:60 Brigade (Battlegroups HQ Lohatla)
4989:16 Brigade (see 81 Armoured Brigade)
4386:Madzhakandila Anti-Aircraft Regiment
3602:South African National Defence Force
2971:Command structure of 44 Signals Unit
354:Part Time Units 44 Parachute Brigade
346:Full Time Units 44 Parachute Brigade
291:44 Parachute Regiment (South Africa)
212:South African Special Forces Brigade
7246:1978 establishments in South Africa
5240:Regiment University of Stellenbosch
4297:Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit
3446:'South African Airborne Operations'
3122:44 Parachute Anti-Aircraft Regiment
3116:44 Parachute Anti-Aircraft Regiment
2909:April 1978 – Present
1968:" trapped by a SWAPO force; and in
1935:National Guard of the United States
523:Truth and reconciliation commission
297:Expansion of the brigade: 1982–1986
5935:41/911 Battalion/Regiment Windhoek
5215:Regiment Rand Afrikaans University
5165:Regiment Louw Wepener/Oos Vrystaat
4693:General Sipho Binda Field Workshop
4536:Ukhosi Parachute Engineer Regiment
4503:Engineer Terrain Intelligence Unit
4465:South African Army Engineer School
4236:School of Artillery (South Africa)
2398:Ukhosi Parachute Engineer Regiment
1257:44 Parachute Battalion Leadership
1190:(Airborne Infantry) (60mm Patmor)
713:The end in South West Africa: 1989
639:Urban and Rural COINOPS: 1984–1991
479:In April 1990 a symposium, termed
475:Setting the Strategy for 1990–1999
25:
18:Ukhosi Parachute Engineer Regiment
6658:South African Native Labour Corps
4967:9 South African Infantry Division
4962:8 South African Armoured Division
4957:7 South African Infantry Division
4916:(Grootfontein, South West Africa)
4904:(Grootfontein, South West Africa)
4404:Autshumato Anti-Aircraft Regiment
4376:Sekhukhune Anti-Aircraft Regiment
4287:King Cetshwayo Artillery Regiment
4282:Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment
3782:Johannesburg Light Horse Regiment
202:. At the time du Plessis was the
162:Brig. M.J.du Plessis (co-founder)
7132:Azanian People's Liberation Army
5220:Regiment University of Cape Town
4526:Umkhonto Field Engineer Regiment
4409:Galeshewe Anti-Aircraft Regiment
3089:
3071:
3058:
3042:(7 Med Bn Gp), of platoon size.
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1059:Black on Thatch beige, Embossed
1050:
1028:Black on Thatch beige, Embossed
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995:Black on Thatch beige, Embossed
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959:Black on Thatch beige, Embossed
950:
928:Black on Thatch beige, Embossed
917:
895:Black on Thatch beige, Embossed
884:
845:
823:Black on Thatch beige, Embossed
812:
790:Black on Thatch beige, Embossed
779:
750:
411:ZZ Transall aircraft and twelve
378:Air Drop Capabilities: 1982–1986
302:within the Citizen Force Units:
87:
69:
43:44 Parachute Brigade Beret Badge
37:
6541:Western Province Mounted Rifles
5945:913 Battalion/Regiment Namutoni
5235:Regiment University of Pretoria
4595:General de la Rey Training Area
4335:Air Defence Artillery Formation
4259:Artillery Mobilisation Regiment
3434:. defenceWeb. 9 September 2011.
893:Instructor, Freefall Qualified
601:' Police Unit was established.
7118:Non-Statutory Forces 1961–1994
6785:Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles
6667:East Africa Campaign 1914–1915
5260:SA Army Troop Information Unit
5038:82 Mechanised Brigade SADF era
4419:7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
4292:Sandfontein Artillery Regiment
3510:"New Reserve Force unit names"
2158:44 Parachute Engineer Regiment
1095:rifle (1978–1979) (Designated
1:
7100:Transvaal Scottish Volunteers
6745:Special Service Pioneer Corps
6368:8th and 9th Citizen Batteries
5940:912 Battalion/Regiment Erongo
5587:South African Commando System
5051:10 Artillery Brigade SADF era
5046:84 Motorised Brigade SADF era
5022:73 Motorised Brigade SADF era
5017:72 Motorised Brigade SADF era
5012:71 Motorised Brigade SADF era
4910:(Windhoek, South West Africa)
4521:Ihawu Field Engineer Regiment
4414:iWombe Anti-Aircraft Regiment
4312:Steve Biko Artillery Regiment
3824:South African Infantry School
3736:Thaba Bosiu Armoured Regiment
3716:1 South African Tank Regiment
2058:Anti-Tank Company Leadership
1759:Cmdt G.I. Janse van Rensburg
1476:
1456:
6867:Volunteer Militias 1903–1909
5671:Bophuthatswana Defence Force
5581:UDF and SADF Commando System
5033:81 Armoured Brigade SADF era
4493:35 Engineer Support Regiment
3772:Blaauwberg Armoured Regiment
3478:History of 18 Light Regiment
3414:Col McGill Alexander, Edward
3277:South African Special Forces
2247:South African Infantry Corps
1916:South African Engineer Corps
1162:(Multiple Grenade Launcher)
7211:Parachuting in South Africa
6486:1 Special Service Battalion
5955:91 Composite Field Regiment
5885:Regular Infantry Battalions
5781:2 VDF Battalion Maunavhathu
5410:26 Field Artillery Regiment
5405:25 Field Artillery Regiment
5400:24 Field Artillery Regiment
5385:17 Field Artillery Regiment
5370:14 Field Artillery Regiment
5315:7 Medium Artillery Regiment
5300:5 Forward Delivery Squadron
5285:2 Special Service Battalion
4971:10 South African Division (
4818:South African Defence Force
4780:Gauteng Reserve Signal Unit
4698:Sabelo Phama Field Workshop
4675:Madiba Bay Maintenance Unit
4611:Wallmannsthal Training Area
4049:Regiment Northern Transvaal
3757:1 Special Service Battalion
3512:. defenceWeb. 7 August 2019
3444:Brig Gen McGill Alexander,
3259:van der Walt, Col Skillie.
2728:Participation in Operations
2323:Operation Boulder − 1979/80
1062:Small Helicopter with wings
383:anti-tank weapons systems.
32:44 Parachute Brigade (SADF)
7267:
7201:Airborne infantry brigades
6770:Ammunition Column S.A.M.R.
6521:Durban Coast Defence Corps
5320:8 Field Artillery Regiment
5305:6 Field Artillery Regiment
4914:Northern Logistics Command
4854:Northern Transvaal Command
4795:Kwa-Zulu Natal Signal Unit
4713:Ngungunyane Field Workshop
4531:19 Field Engineer Regiment
4059:General Jan Smuts Regiment
4044:General de la Rey Regiment
3967:Chief Langalibalele Rifles
3731:Queen Nandi Mounted Rifles
3726:Pretoria Armoured Regiment
3119:
2703:With the establishment of
2567:Regimental SergeantS Major
2118:
2020:
1896:
1806:Regimental Sergeants Major
495:
7171:
7166:Colonial Armies 1885–1902
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7112:
6872:
6861:
6584:Europe Campaign 1914–1918
6579:
6568:
6466:South African Field Force
6170:
6156:
6020:1 SWA Parachute Battalion
5930:91 Reaction Force Brigade
5880:
5866:
5665:
5654:
5295:4 Field Engineer Regiment
5265:1 Field Engineer Regiment
5110:Cape Flats Light Infantry
4908:South West Africa Command
4902:Northern Logistic Command
4866:Orange Free State Command
4842:Eastern Transvaal Command
4825:
4811:
4741:
4728:
4708:Sekhukhune Field Workshop
4703:Chris Hani Field Workshop
4661:National Ceremonial Guard
4636:
4623:
4565:
4552:
4488:2 Field Engineer Regiment
4453:
4440:
4381:10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment
4341:
4328:
4224:
4211:
4150:Solomon Mahlangu Regiment
3875:101 Air Supply Unit SAOSC
3812:
3798:
3683:
3669:
3626:
3615:
3592:
3261:44 Parachute Brigade 1997
3057:
3053:44 Anti-Aircraft Regiment
3040:7 Medical Battalion Group
3009:Regimental sergeant major
2896:
2722:Sekhukhune Field Workshop
2709:Eastern Transvaal Command
2629:
2613:101 Air Supply Unit SAOSC
2448:Lt Col K. F. van Heerden
2329:, Operation Mispel &
2250:Army Conventional Reserve
2162:
453:deployed in an air drop.
312:44 Anti-Aircraft Regiment
208:Orange Free State Command
115:Ltd Amphibious deployment
36:
7206:Brigades of South Africa
7085:Natal Rifle Associations
6888:Prince Alfred's Own Cape
6516:Cape Coast Defence Corps
5950:91 Armoured Car Regiment
5786:VDF Vuwani Military Base
5686:2 BDF Infantry Battalion
5681:1 BDF Infantry Battalion
5098:Regiments and Battalions
4872:Western Province Command
4836:Eastern Province Command
4790:Western Cape Signal Unit
4606:Touwsriver Training Area
4601:Oustshoorn Training Area
4302:State Artillery Regiment
4180:Ingobamakhosi Carbineers
4160:Buffalo Volunteer Rifles
4145:Andrew Mlangeni Regiment
3777:Molapo Armoured Regiment
3648:46 South African Brigade
3638:43 South African Brigade
3587:South African Army Units
3432:"LMT awarded Gecko work"
3420:. 44 PARA BDE/514/2/9/1.
3347:McGill Alexander, Edward
2608:Workshop and Maintenance
2175:20 April 1978 to present
1216:during a mock battle at
1173:Rocket-propelled grenade
926:Instructor, Static Line
821:Dispatcher, Static Line
407:Hercules aircraft, four
247:South African Border War
6775:Botha's Berede Skutters
6491:Cape Fortress Engineers
6030:1 SWA Commando Squadron
5980:91 Maintenance Workshop
5771:VDF Headquarters Sibasa
5691:BDF Parachute Battalion
5280:2 Construction Regiment
5250:Regiment Vanderbiljpark
4684:Other Maintenance Units
4665:Logistical Support Unit
4498:1 Construction Regiment
4190:Nelson Mandela Regiment
3931:Chief Makhanda Regiment
1539:Brigade Sergeants Major
1489:Col J. H. van der Walt
1201:Jakkals Utility Vehicle
1112:R4 and R5 Assault rifle
6790:Prince Alfred's Guards
6506:Cape Peninsular Rifles
6403:4th (Pietermaritzburg)
5970:91 Mobilisation Centre
5830:Transkei Defence Force
5776:1 VDF Battalion Manenu
5602:State Presidents Guard
5595:State Presidents Guard
4130:General Botha Regiment
3885:Parachute Packing Wing
3653:Special Forces Brigade
3621:Divisions and Brigades
3106:Airborne Anti-Aircraft
2859:Maj N. Richie-Robinson
2816:This section is empty.
2668:Workshop / Maintenance
2520:Capt P. de V. Van Zyl
2049:
1906:is the only full-time
1781:Cmdt G.R. van Rooyen
1231:
1211:
1198:
1185:
1170:
1157:
1144:
1123:
1108:
1089:
909:Paratrooper Instructor
856:Black on Thatch beige
804:Paratrooper Dispatcher
539:
431:101 Air Supply Company
355:
347:
112:Heli-borne Assault Ops
109:Air-Landed Assault Ops
7090:Transvaal Cycle Corps
6820:Cape Peninsula Rifles
6805:Cape Town Highlanders
6780:Durban Light Infantry
6574:World War I 1914–1918
6551:Native Military Corps
6536:Transvaal Cycle Corps
6501:Cape Mounted Riflemen
6481:1 Medium Regiment SAA
6089:Keetmanshoop Commando
6071:Grootfontein Commando
6015:2 SWA Specialist Unit
6010:1 SWA Specialist Unit
5975:91 Technical Workshop
5960:91 Engineers Squadron
5850:TDF Mounted Battalion
4936:I South African Corps
4890:Witwatersrand Command
4878:Southern Cape Command
4860:Northern Cape Command
4856:(Swartkop, Pretoria)
4785:11 Field Postal Unit
4717:Other Field Workshops
4590:de Brug Training Area
4170:Durban Light Infantry
4140:Johannesburg Regiment
4054:Cape Town Highlanders
3936:Chief Maqoma Regiment
3870:44 Medical Task Group
3767:Umvoti Mounted Rifles
3597:Department of Defence
3537:. IOL. 16 August 2019
3403:McGill Alexander, 70.
3376:We conquer from above
2553:Maj H. R. du Plessis
2498:Maj K.F. van Heerden
2047:
2028:purpose of training.
2023:44 Pathfinder Platoon
1951:3 Parachute Battalion
1947:2 Parachute Battalion
1904:1 Parachute Battalion
1899:1 Parachute Battalion
1820:WO1 P.W. van Heerden
1282:Col M. J. du Plessis
1236:(Airborne Artillery)
1230:
1210:
1197:
1184:
1169:
1156:
1143:
1122:
1107:
1088:
1009:Air Supply Instructor
837:Free Fall Paratrooper
538:Operational Area 1982
537:
353:
345:
335:44 Dispatcher Platoon
332:44 Pathfinder Company
239:44 Parachute Regiment
7176:Cape Colonial Forces
6907:Diamond Fields Horse
6825:Witwatersrand Rifles
6795:First Eastern Rifles
6393:2nd (Port Elizabeth)
6125:Otjiwarongo Commando
6000:SWA Military Academy
5806:Ciskei Defence Force
5330:10 Armoured Squadron
5205:Regiment Skoonspruit
5180:Regiment North Natal
5160:Regiment Langenhoven
5145:Regiment Groot Karoo
5130:Regiment Dan Pienaar
4688:Doman Field Workshop
4640:Army Support Bases (
4264:4 Artillery Regiment
3909:Air Assault Infantry
3643:44 Parachute Brigade
3024:WO1 J.J. van Aswegen
2459:Lt Col J. G. Benadé
2337:Operation Smokeshell
2293:Operation "Reindeer"
2094:Capt Du P. Lombaard
2048:44 Anti-Tank Company
2040:44 Anti-Tank Company
1188:Commando 60mm Mortar
1147:M79 Grenade Launcher
329:44 Anti-Tank Company
318:44 Maintenance Unit.
184:44 Parachute Brigade
6830:Rand Light Infantry
6511:Cape Garrison Force
6438:11th (Bloemfontein)
6418:7th (Potchefstroom)
6363:7th Citizen Battery
6358:6th Citizen Battery
6353:5th Citizen Battery
6348:4th Citizen Battery
6343:3rd Citizen Battery
6338:2nd Citizen Battery
6333:1st Citizen Battery
6163:Union Defence Force
6143:Swakopmund Commando
6119:Oranjemund Commando
6035:Alte Feste Commando
5761:Venda Defence Force
5741:BDF Thaba'Nchu base
5716:3 BDF Military Area
5711:2 BDF Military Area
5706:1 BDF Military Area
5696:BDF Military School
5454:Homeland Battalions
5275:2 Locating Regiment
5270:1 Locating Regiment
5185:Regiment Port Natal
5072:Combat Group Juliet
4658:Main Ordnance Depot
4655:Mobilisation Centre
4218:Artillery Formation
4165:King Shaka Regiment
4135:Mapungubwe Regiment
4017:Mechanised Infantry
3998:Rand Light Infantry
2892:44 Signals Squadron
2800:44 Maintenance Unit
2437:J. G. L. Pretorius
2420:Officers Commanding
2410:
2282:Army National Guard
2069:Officers Commanding
2059:
2004:North West Province
1712:Officers Commanding
1702:
1268:Officers Commanding
1258:
1080:
1046:
1013:
980:
946:
913:
880:
876:Freefall Instructor
854:Advanced, Freefall
841:
808:
788:Basic, Static Line
775:
686:Operation Pineapple
658:protection duties.
591:Operation Carnation
6912:Natal Native Horse
6815:Transvaal Scottish
6705:S.A.M.R. Regiments
6423:8th (Johannesburg)
6381:Military Districts
6326:Citizens Batteries
6107:Okanhanja Commando
6101:Mariental Commando
6095:Maltahohe Commando
6083:Karasburg Commando
6053:Bo-Nossob Commando
5985:Support Structures
5965:91 Field Ambulance
5845:TDF Special Forces
5820:CDF Special Forces
5701:BDF Special Forces
5395:19 Rocket Regiment
5325:9 Support Engineer
5210:Regiment Uitenhage
5195:Regiment Sasolburg
5190:Regiment Pretorius
5155:Regiment Hillcrest
5115:Regiment Algoa Bay
4559:Training Formation
4447:Engineer Formation
4195:Umzimvubu Regiment
4175:Kimberley Regiment
4073:Motorised Infantry
3860:13 Signal Squadron
3833:Parachute Infantry
3805:Infantry Formation
3607:South African Army
3132:Commanding officer
3097:South African Army
2976:Commanding officer
2945:44 Signal Squadron
2844:Commanding Officer
2775:Commanding Officer
2741:Operation Daffodil
2737:Operation Geppetto
2615:was the brigade's
2598:A.L.J. van Vuuren
2408:
2302:Operation "Jabber"
2238:Airborne Engineers
2226:South African Army
2213:South African Army
2108:28 September 2024
2105:Capt N.Q.E. Smart
2057:
2050:
1996:Officer Commanding
1989:Rhodesian Bush War
1970:Operation Savannah
1912:South African Army
1842:WO1 G. van Rooyen
1700:
1525:Cmdt. John Brooks
1307:24 September 1980
1256:
1232:
1212:
1203:ready for airdrop
1199:
1186:
1171:
1158:
1145:
1124:
1109:
1090:
1078:
1040:
1007:
974:
940:
907:
874:
835:
802:
769:
679:Operation Firewood
580:Operation Klipklop
540:
504:Operation Reindeer
498:Battle of Cassinga
356:
348:
338:44 Provost Platoon
204:commanding officer
196:battle of Cassinga
188:South African Army
94:South African Army
7188:
7187:
7184:
7183:
7156:
7155:
7139:
7138:
7108:
7107:
7075:
7074:
7030:
7029:
7002:Northern District
6980:
6979:
6955:
6954:
6925:
6924:
6895:
6894:
6857:
6856:
6853:
6852:
6840:Natal Light Horse
6835:Pretoria Regiment
6810:Kimberly Regiment
6800:Kaffrarian Rifles
6740:
6739:
6653:
6652:
6618:
6617:
6564:
6563:
6526:Regiment Onse Jan
6471:Pioneer Battalion
6461:
6460:
6398:3rd (East London)
6376:
6375:
6321:
6320:
6283:
6282:
6236:
6235:
6232:
6231:
6207:
6206:
6152:
6151:
6137:Rehoboth Commando
5990:Logistics Brigade
5862:
5861:
5858:
5857:
5726:BDF Bafokeng base
5650:
5649:
5646:
5645:
5552:
5551:
5390:19 Field Engineer
5380:15 Field Engineer
5375:14 Field Engineer
5360:13 Field Engineer
5350:12 Field Engineer
5340:11 Field Engineer
5335:10 Field Engineer
5255:Regiment Vrystaat
5150:Regiment Highveld
5140:Regiment Edenvale
5125:Regiment Congella
4896:Far North Command
4807:
4806:
4803:
4802:
4735:Signals Formation
4724:
4723:
4630:Support Formation
4619:
4618:
4548:
4547:
4544:
4543:
4436:
4435:
4432:
4431:
4424:Regiment Overvaal
4324:
4323:
4320:
4319:
4207:
4206:
4203:
4202:
4185:Mangaung Regiment
4003:OR Tambo Regiment
3945:Seaborne Infantry
3865:18 Light Regiment
3794:
3793:
3790:
3789:
3665:
3664:
3661:
3660:
3352:The Cassinga Raid
3225:Brigadier General
3178:
3177:
3110:
3109:
3031:
3030:
3006:
3005:
2939:
2938:
2882:
2881:
2836:
2835:
2797:
2796:
2705:Far North Command
2688:37 Field Workshop
2682:
2681:
2605:
2604:
2542:Lt Col P. Kuiper
2531:Capt J W Joubert
2509:Capt G.L. Browne
2473:Second in Command
2349:Operation Moduler
2280:or United States
2254:
2253:
2121:18 Light Regiment
2112:
2111:
2097:31 December 1989
1974:Angolan Civil War
1960:(SWA); along the
1958:South West Africa
1882:
1881:
1875:WO1 M.A. Helberg
1751:31 December 1989
1748:Cmdt V. Hattingh
1740:31 December 1987
1729:31 December 1984
1698:
1697:
1680:1 September 1998
1629:31 December 1992
1606:31 December 1991
1583:31 December 1985
1564:31 December 1982
1364:31 December 1984
1337:31 December 1982
1312:J. D. Breytenbach
1302:31 December 1979
1242:
1241:
1071:
1070:
1067:
1066:
1036:
1035:
1003:
1002:
968:
967:
964:
963:
936:
935:
931:Large Black wings
903:
902:
898:Large Black wings
868:
867:
864:
863:
859:Small Black wings
831:
830:
826:Small Black wings
798:
797:
793:Small Black wings
771:Paratrooper Basic
706:18 Light Regiment
694:Operation Moduler
564:Operation Sceptic
178:
177:
16:(Redirected from
7258:
7162:
7145:
7127:Umkhonto weSizwe
7114:
7032:
6982:
6957:
6927:
6897:
6874:
6863:
6845:Natal Carbineers
6702:
6689:9th Infantry ACF
6684:5th Infantry ACF
6679:2nd Infantry ACF
6674:1st Infantry ACF
6620:
6595:
6581:
6570:
6556:Q Services Corps
6496:Cape Light Horse
6453:14th (Worcester)
6433:10th (Kroonstad)
6413:6th (Standerton)
6378:
6323:
6245:
6238:
6209:
6179:
6172:
6158:
6113:Omaruru Commando
6065:Gobabis Commando
5920:37/102 Battalion
5915:36/203 Battalion
5905:35/101 Battalion
5900:34/202 Battalion
5895:33/701 Battalion
5890:31/201 Battalion
5868:
5791:VDF Signals Unit
5721:BDF Signals Unit
5667:
5656:
5562:Madimbo Corridor
5509:
5310:6 Field Engineer
5200:Regiment Springs
5175:Regiment Natalia
4838:(Port Elizabeth)
4827:
4813:
4743:
4730:
4625:
4554:
4455:
4442:
4343:
4330:
4226:
4213:
4155:Tshwane Regiment
3880:44 Training Wing
3814:
3800:
3695:School of Armour
3685:
3676:Armour Formation
3671:
3628:
3617:
3581:
3574:
3567:
3558:
3547:
3546:
3544:
3542:
3531:
3522:
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3428:
3422:
3421:
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3404:
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3395:
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3336:
3330:
3321:
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3200:
3194:
3191:
3136:
3095:
3093:
3092:
3077:
3075:
3074:
3062:
3050:
3034:Medical services
3013:
2980:
2935:Airborne Signals
2924:
2922:
2921:
2901:
2889:
2848:
2831:
2828:
2818:You can help by
2811:
2804:
2790:Cmdt P.M de Beer
2779:
2763:Operation Pebble
2657:
2655:
2654:
2634:
2622:
2411:
2357:Operation Packer
2353:Operation Hooper
2327:Operation Protea
2224:
2222:
2221:
2211:
2209:
2208:
2190:
2188:
2187:
2167:
2155:
2083:Lt S.J. Pienaar
2060:
1703:
1691:
1672:
1649:
1626:
1603:
1580:
1561:
1514:
1509:Col B. P. Foke,
1498:
1481:
1478:
1473:
1461:
1458:
1448:
1420:1 February 1992
1415:31 January 1992
1412:
1394:McGill Alexander
1381:
1372:Col D. J. Moore
1361:
1334:
1299:
1259:
1149:(Prior to 1985)
1081:
1054:
1047:
1045:(Qualification)
1021:
1014:
1012:(Qualification)
988:
981:
979:(Qualification)
970:
954:
947:
945:(Qualification)
942:Pathfinder Badge
921:
914:
912:(Qualification)
888:
881:
879:(Qualification)
870:
849:
842:
840:(Qualification)
816:
809:
807:(Qualification)
783:
776:
774:(Qualification)
765:
754:
728:Operation Merlyn
719:McGill Alexander
702:Operation Packer
698:Operation Hooper
626:Operation Meebos
595:Operation Askari
587:Operation Protea
481:PARATROOPER 2000
149:Remembrance Day)
118:Parachute School
92:
91:
90:
75:
73:
72:
41:
29:
21:
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7261:
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7259:
7257:
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7255:
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7190:
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7180:
7167:
7152:
7135:
7119:
7104:
7071:
7042:Cape Peninsular
7026:
6976:
6951:
6921:
6917:Royston's Horse
6891:
6877:Field Artillery
6868:
6849:
6736:
6693:
6662:
6649:
6614:
6610:Heavy Artillery
6593:
6575:
6560:
6457:
6388:1st (Cape Town)
6372:
6317:
6313:Coast Artillery
6308:Field Artillery
6279:
6228:
6203:
6166:
6148:
6059:Etosha Commando
6041:Aranos Commando
5876:
5854:
5840:1 TDF Battalion
5832:
5824:
5815:1 CDF Battalion
5800:
5763:
5755:
5731:BDF Mankwe base
5673:
5661:
5642:
5606:
5590:
5576:
5548:
5500:
5449:
5170:Regiment Molopo
5135:Regiment De Wet
5120:Regiment Boland
5097:
5091:
5058:
4978:
4973:Operation Prone
4945:
4924:
4920:Gauteng Command
4886:(Potchefstroom)
4821:
4799:
4767:
4737:
4720:
4632:
4615:
4561:
4540:
4507:
4469:
4449:
4428:
4390:
4357:
4337:
4316:
4268:
4240:
4220:
4199:
4068:
4064:Bambatha Rifles
4012:
4008:Lenong Regiment
3971:
3940:
3904:
3895:Bagaka Regiment
3828:
3808:
3786:
3740:
3699:
3679:
3657:
3622:
3611:
3588:
3585:
3551:
3550:
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3242:
3234:
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3222:
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3210:
3206:
3201:
3197:
3192:
3188:
3183:
3171:Capt G. Krenzer
3134:
3129:
3124:
3118:
3113:
3090:
3088:
3072:
3070:
3048:
3036:
3011:
2999:Cmdt P. Drotsky
2991:Cmdt M. Lombard
2978:
2973:
2947:
2942:
2919:
2917:
2887:
2846:
2841:
2832:
2826:
2823:
2802:
2777:
2772:
2730:
2718:
2690:
2685:
2652:
2650:
2610:
2406:
2394:
2377:
2366:
2331:Operation Daisy
2290:
2257:
2249:
2230:
2219:
2217:
2206:
2204:
2185:
2183:
2153:
2148:
2132:Jan Breytenbach
2123:
2117:
2102:1 January 1990
2080:1 January 1985
2055:
2042:
2025:
2019:
1901:
1895:
1887:
1864:WO1 A.R. Grebe
1853:WO1 S.S. Baard
1792:Cmdt B.P. Foke
1770:Cmdt J.W. Lerm
1745:1 January 1988
1737:Cmdt R Mathews
1734:1 January 1985
1726:Cmdt W. Dalton
1723:1 January 1983
1687:
1675:31 August 1998
1664:
1641:
1634:1 January 1993
1618:
1611:1 January 1992
1595:
1588:1 January 1986
1576:
1569:1 January 1983
1557:
1550:1 January 1980
1510:
1490:
1486:1 January 1997
1479:
1465:
1459:
1427:
1396:
1373:
1369:1 January 1985
1349:
1342:1 January 1982
1314:
1283:
1254:
1114:(1980–Present)
1076:
1060:
1044:
1029:
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6529:
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6509:
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6448:13th (De Aar)
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6298:7th Motorised
6296:
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6047:Auob Commando
6045:
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6025:Air Component
6023:
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6018:
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5933:
5931:
5928:
5926:
5925:SWATF Brigade
5923:
5921:
5918:
5916:
5913:
5911:
5910:301 Battalion
5908:
5906:
5903:
5901:
5898:
5896:
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5888:
5886:
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5882:
5879:
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5869:
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5108:
5106:
5105:Cape Regiment
5103:
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5094:
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5085:
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5078:
5075:
5073:
5070:
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4909:
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4900:
4898:(Pietersburg)
4897:
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4882:
4879:
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4867:
4864:
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4855:
4852:
4849:
4848:Natal Command
4846:
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4810:
4796:
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4787:
4786:
4781:
4778:
4777:
4774:
4770:
4764:5 Signal Regt
4763:
4761:4 Signal Regt
4760:
4758:3 Signal Regt
4757:
4755:2 Signal Regt
4754:
4752:1 Signal Regt
4751:
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4709:
4706:
4704:
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4699:
4696:
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4691:
4689:
4686:
4683:
4681:
4680:15 Maint Unit
4678:
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4609:
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4597:Potchefstroom
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3349:(July 2003).
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3237:Major General
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3112:Military unit
3105:
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3046:Anti-aircraft
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2684:Military unit
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2584:L M Lindeque
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2487:Capt J Rabie
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2256:Military unit
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5796:VDF Air Wing
5751:BDF Air Wing
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5435:53 Battalion
5430:52 Battalion
5425:51 Battalion
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5415:32 Battalion
5096:UDF and SADF
5064:Battlegroups
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147:Paratroopers
132:Part of
106:Airborne Ops
77:South Africa
26:
6930:Light Horse
6288:1st Reserve
5875:(1977–1989)
5544:Riemvasmaak
5524:Grahamstown
4874:(Cape Town)
4844:(Nelspruit)
4820:(1957–1994)
3389:Els, Paul.
3374:Els, Paul.
3293:15 December
3147:Maj P. Case
2827:August 2018
2384:necessary.
2146:Engineering
1972:during the
1920:portmanteau
1663:S.S. Baard
1617:S.S. Baard
1480: 1996
1460: 1994
1246:81mm Mortar
1042:Air Assault
264:P. W. Botha
245:during the
7195:Categories
7052:Kaffrarian
5572:Walvis Bay
5557:Heidelberg
5002:20 Brigade
4941:Cape Corps
4862:(Kimberly)
3246:References
2404:Leadership
2288:Operations
2053:Leadership
1252:Leadership
1160:Milkor MGL
1131:FN Herstal
1026:Full Wing
993:Half Wing
976:Air Supply
496:See also:
487:Operations
154:Commanders
124:Air Supply
7062:Uitenhage
7012:Transvaal
6972:Transvaal
6947:Tembuland
6623:Regiments
6293:4th Field
6175:Divisions
6165:1912–1957
5833:1981–1994
5808:1981–1994
5764:1979–1994
5674:1977–1994
5529:Hellsgate
5519:Boschhoek
4950:Divisions
4650:Kimberley
3541:8 January
3516:9 January
3213:Brigadier
3139:Commander
2983:Commander
2851:Commander
2782:Commander
2364:Exercises
2115:Artillery
2011:HALO/HAHO
2000:Transvaal
1953:in 1977.
1908:paratroop
1425:L. Rudman
1031:Full Wing
998:Half wing
732:Kaokoveld
568:heliborne
555:actions.
553:Fireforce
548:Fireforce
167:1980–1982
159:1978–1979
57:Disbanded
7057:Northern
7022:Zululand
7007:Southern
6598:Brigades
6248:Infantry
6241:Brigades
6212:Armoured
6182:Infantry
4983:Brigades
4850:(Durban)
4830:Commands
4458:Training
4346:Training
4229:Training
3817:Training
3688:Training
3631:Brigades
2759:Windmill
2750:Firewood
2601:present
2462:present
2359:−1987/88
1893:Infantry
1686:Rendel,
1594:Joubert
1175:(RPG-7)
1074:Weaponry
738:Insignia
717:Colonel
7067:Western
7047:Eastern
6145:(SWATF)
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5539:Pomfret
5087:63 Mech
5082:62 Mech
5077:61 Mech
4772:Reserve
4746:Regular
4513:Reserve
4475:Regular
4396:Reserve
4363:Regular
4274:Reserve
4246:Regular
4125:Reserve
4120:121 SAI
4080:Regular
4039:Reserve
4024:Regular
3993:Reserve
3983:Regular
3962:Reserve
3952:Regular
3926:Reserve
3916:Regular
3890:Reserve
3845:44 Para
3840:Regular
3807:(SAAIF)
3762:Reserve
3752:Regular
3721:Reserve
3711:Regular
3678:(SAAAF)
3142:Period
3067:Country
3019:Period
2986:Period
2914:Country
2885:Signals
2854:Period
2785:Period
2756:Modular
2647:Country
2275:British
2180:Country
1978:Ruacana
1966:Bushmen
1129:(Image
618:khoisan
599:Koevoet
585:During
392:Jakkals
253:History
220:OFS Cmd
206:of the
145:5 May (
65:Country
49:Founded
7035:Rifles
7017:Umvoti
6992:Border
6967:Durban
6937:Border
5534:Mosita
5365:13 SAI
5355:12 SAI
5345:11 SAI
4115:15 SAI
4110:14 SAI
4105:10 SAI
3988:21 SAI
3900:3 Para
3850:1 Para
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3223:Later
3211:Later
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3085:Branch
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2753:Hooper
2747:Packer
2733:Protea
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2435:Lt Col
2339:– 1980
2333:– 1981
2284:unit.
2223:
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2198:Branch
2189:
2172:Active
1127:FN MAG
1093:FN FAL
243:Angola
83:Branch
74:
6997:Natal
6900:Horse
6883:Natal
5873:SWATF
4929:Corps
4570:3 SAI
4100:7 SAI
4095:5 SAI
4090:4 SAI
4085:2 SAI
4034:8 SAI
4029:1 SAI
3957:9 SAI
3921:6 SAI
3356:(PDF)
3329:(PDF)
3181:Notes
2744:Daisy
2592:1989
2587:1989
2578:1987
2556:2006
2550:2000
2545:1999
2539:1997
2534:1996
2528:1995
2523:1994
2517:1994
2512:1994
2506:1992
2501:1991
2495:1988
2490:1987
2484:1987
2456:2005
2451:2005
2445:1991
2440:1991
2431:1982
2002:(now
1885:Units
1872:1997
1867:1996
1861:1993
1856:1993
1850:1992
1845:1991
1839:1990
1834:1989
1828:1988
1823:1987
1817:1986
1789:1997
1784:1996
1778:1994
1773:1993
1767:1991
1762:1991
1756:1990
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1496:SAStC
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1447:(USA)
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572:SWAPO
403:four
170:Col.
6942:Cape
3704:Tank
3543:2020
3518:2021
3295:2014
3282:ISBN
3103:Type
2932:Type
2665:Type
2562:From
2468:From
2415:From
2355:and
2235:Type
2064:From
1982:MPLA
1927:SAAF
1801:From
1707:From
1534:From
1423:Col
1392:Col
1345:Col
1310:Col
1263:From
700:and
593:and
576:MPLA
413:DC-3
409:C160
405:C130
214:and
100:Role
60:1999
52:1978
5496:151
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1670:MMM
1666:PMM
1661:WO1
1647:MMM
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1638:WO1
1624:MMM
1620:PMM
1615:WO1
1601:MMM
1597:PMM
1592:WO1
1578:MMM
1573:WO1
1559:MMM
1554:WO1
1528:nd
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1517:nd
1506:nd
1501:nd
1492:MMM
1467:MMM
1445:LOM
1441:MMM
1429:PVD
1406:ORB
1402:MMM
1375:MMM
1355:MMM
1328:MMM
1316:DVR
1293:MMM
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