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style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">61 Mechanised Battalion Group</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:SADF_61_Mech_flash_badge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/SADF_61_Mech_flash_badge.jpg/220px-SADF_61_Mech_flash_badge.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/SADF_61_Mech_flash_badge.jpg/330px-SADF_61_Mech_flash_badge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/SADF_61_Mech_flash_badge.jpg/440px-SADF_61_Mech_flash_badge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="663" data-file-height="781" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">61 Mechanised Battalion emblem</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">1978 – 2005</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Disbanded</th><td class="infobox-data">2005</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Ensign_of_the_South_African_Defence_Force_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg/23px-Ensign_of_the_South_African_Defence_Force_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Ensign_of_the_South_African_Defence_Force_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg/35px-Ensign_of_the_South_African_Defence_Force_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Ensign_of_the_South_African_Defence_Force_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg/46px-Ensign_of_the_South_African_Defence_Force_%281981%E2%80%931994%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="910" data-file-height="610" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_African_Army" title="South African Army">South African Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Mechanised Battle Group</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Infantry_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="South African Infantry Corps">South African Infantry Corps</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison</th><td class="infobox-data">Otavi, Tsumeb, Omuthiya, Lohatla Army Battle School</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">61 Mech</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Mobilitate vincere</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Equipment</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ratel_IFV" title="Ratel IFV">Ratel</a> (all types)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eland_Mk7" class="mw-redirect" title="Eland Mk7">Eland Mk7</a> 90mm and 60mm Armoured Cars</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rooikat" title="Rooikat">Rooikat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffel" title="Buffel">Buffel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G5_howitzer" title="G5 howitzer">G5 howitzer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Border_War" title="South African Border War">South African Border War</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group_Memorial.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group_Memorial.jpg/220px-61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group_Memorial.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="283" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group_Memorial.jpg/330px-61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group_Memorial.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group_Memorial.jpg/440px-61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group_Memorial.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1243" data-file-height="1599" /></a><figcaption>61 Mechanised Battalion Group Memorial</figcaption></figure> <p><b>61 Mechanised Battalion Group</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Battlegroup_(army)" title="Battlegroup (army)">unit</a> of the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Infantry_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="South African Infantry Corps">South African Infantry Corps</a>; although it was classed as <a href="/wiki/Mechanized_infantry" title="Mechanized infantry">mechanized infantry</a>, it was a combined arms force consisting of infantry, armour and artillery. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Combat_Group_Juliet">Combat Group Juliet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Combat Group Juliet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>General <a href="/wiki/Constand_Viljoen" title="Constand Viljoen">Constand Viljoen</a>, Chief of the Army, formulated a plan in 1978 to introduce a mechanized combat group to Ovamboland in the then South West Africa, to conduct operations against SWAPO. Combat Group Juliet was then formed under the command of Commandant <a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_Bestbier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Frank Bestbier (page does not exist)">Frank Bestbier</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SADF_vehicle_marker_for_Combat_Group_Juliet.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/SADF_vehicle_marker_for_Combat_Group_Juliet.jpg/100px-SADF_vehicle_marker_for_Combat_Group_Juliet.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/SADF_vehicle_marker_for_Combat_Group_Juliet.jpg/150px-SADF_vehicle_marker_for_Combat_Group_Juliet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/SADF_vehicle_marker_for_Combat_Group_Juliet.jpg/200px-SADF_vehicle_marker_for_Combat_Group_Juliet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="418" data-file-height="516" /></a><figcaption>SADF temporary vehicle marker for Combat Group Juliet</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operation_Reindeer">Operation Reindeer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Operation Reindeer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Battle Group first saw action in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Reindeer" title="Operation Reindeer">Operation Reindeer</a> in early May 1978, launching an attack on SWAPO's Western Front headquarters and logistics base, at Chetequera, 15 km north of the South West African border, with a mechanized assault force.<sup id="cite_ref-61Mech_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61Mech-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 76">: 76 </span></sup> This attack formed part of Operation Reindeer during which paratroopers attacked a separate target at Cassinga, some 300 km into Angola. After Operation Reindeer it was decided to establish a permanent conventional mechanized combat unit in the operational area and Commandant <a href="/w/index.php?title=Johann_Dippenaar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Johann Dippenaar (page does not exist)">Johann Dippenaar</a> was appointed to set up this unit. </p><p>By January 1979, the Battle Group was renamed 61 Mechanised Battalion and became part of the regular order of battle. 61 Mech served for over a decade in the territory fighting both a guerrilla war against the <a href="/wiki/South-West_Africa_People%27s_Organisation" class="mw-redirect" title="South-West Africa People's Organisation">South-West Africa People's Organisation</a>, as well as taking part in conventional operations against <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuban</a> and <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angolan</a> forces.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_West_Africa_Headquarters_of_61_Mech">South West Africa Headquarters of 61 Mech</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: South West Africa Headquarters of 61 Mech"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A tactical headquarters for 61 Mech was initially established at Otavi but during April 1979 this was moved to Tsumeb. 61 Mech was eventually resettled at Omuthiya, with a base headquarters in Tsumeb. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Further_operations">Further operations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Further operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>61 Mech was primarily involved in these operations. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Carrot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Carrot (page does not exist)">Operation Carrot</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Sceptic" title="Operation Sceptic">Operation Sceptic</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Protea" title="Operation Protea">Operation Protea</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Daisy" title="Operation Daisy">Operation Daisy</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Meebos" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Meebos">Operation Meebos</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Yahoo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Yahoo (page does not exist)">Operation Yahoo</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Dolfyn" title="Operation Dolfyn">Operation Dolfyn</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Askari" title="Operation Askari">Operation Askari</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Vasvat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Vasvat (page does not exist)">Operation Vasvat</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Nekomdraai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Nekomdraai (page does not exist)">Operation Nekomdraai</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Pronkertjie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Pronkertjie (page does not exist)">Operation Pronkertjie</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Viper_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Viper (South Africa) (page does not exist)">Operation Viper</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Benzine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Benzine (page does not exist)">Operation Benzine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Moduler" title="Operation Moduler">Operation Moduler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Hooper" title="Operation Hooper">Operation Hooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Packer" title="Operation Packer">Operation Packer</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Excite&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Excite (page does not exist)">Operation Excite</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Linger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Linger (page does not exist)">Operation Linger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Merlyn" title="Operation Merlyn">Operation Merlyn</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Arson_I&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Arson I (page does not exist)">Operation Arson I</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Arson_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Arson II (page does not exist)">Operation Arson II</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Light_Foot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Light Foot (page does not exist)">Operation Light Foot</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Ventic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Ventic (page does not exist)">Operation Ventic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Pikadel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Pikadel (page does not exist)">Operation Pikadel</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Reward&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Reward (page does not exist)">Operation Reward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Displace" title="Operation Displace">Operation Displace</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Jamba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Jamba (page does not exist)">Operation Jamba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Hulti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Hulti (page does not exist)">Operation Hulti</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Prone" title="Operation Prone">Operation Prone</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Makro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Makro (page does not exist)">Operation Makro</a> (1981)</li></ul> </div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SADF_Operation_Sceptic_Commemorative_medallion.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/SADF_Operation_Sceptic_Commemorative_medallion.png/150px-SADF_Operation_Sceptic_Commemorative_medallion.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/SADF_Operation_Sceptic_Commemorative_medallion.png/225px-SADF_Operation_Sceptic_Commemorative_medallion.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/SADF_Operation_Sceptic_Commemorative_medallion.png/300px-SADF_Operation_Sceptic_Commemorative_medallion.png 2x" data-file-width="470" data-file-height="459" /></a><figcaption>SADF Operation Sceptic Commemorative medallion</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SADF_Operation_Hooper_participation_bar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/SADF_Operation_Hooper_participation_bar.png/100px-SADF_Operation_Hooper_participation_bar.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/SADF_Operation_Hooper_participation_bar.png/150px-SADF_Operation_Hooper_participation_bar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/SADF_Operation_Hooper_participation_bar.png 2x" data-file-width="189" data-file-height="280" /></a><figcaption>SADF Operation Hooper participation bar</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SADF_Merlyn_Forces_emblem_1989_South_West_Africa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/SADF_Merlyn_Forces_emblem_1989_South_West_Africa.jpg/100px-SADF_Merlyn_Forces_emblem_1989_South_West_Africa.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/SADF_Merlyn_Forces_emblem_1989_South_West_Africa.jpg/150px-SADF_Merlyn_Forces_emblem_1989_South_West_Africa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/SADF_Merlyn_Forces_emblem_1989_South_West_Africa.jpg/200px-SADF_Merlyn_Forces_emblem_1989_South_West_Africa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="438" /></a><figcaption>61 Mech was part of the Sector 10 response to the Cuban buildup and SWAPO incursions, known as the Merlyn Forces in 1989 South West Africa</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relocation_to_South_Africa_and_Lohatla_Army_Battle_School">Relocation to South Africa and Lohatla Army Battle School</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Relocation to South Africa and Lohatla Army Battle School"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During September 1991 61 Mech Bn Gp, which was based at Rooikop in Namibia, resettled at the Army Battle School in Lohatla, South Africa. 61 Mech remained part of C Army's Reserve, under operational command of 60 Brigade HQ and administratively supported by the Army Battle School. During this time, C Army amended the organisation of the Battle School to execute two functions concurrently: </p> <ul><li>first, continuing to administer the facility as a large training institution for reserves and full-time forces as it had been in the past;</li> <li>second, to provide the headquarters for a virtual Rapid Deployment Force (including 61 Mech), as part of its permanent order of battle.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Operations_after_relocation">Operations after relocation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Operations after relocation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>61 Mech was primarily involved in these operations. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Shobashobane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Shobashobane (page does not exist)">Operation Shobashobane</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Intexo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Intexo (page does not exist)">Operation Intexo</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Jumbo_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Jumbo III (page does not exist)">Operation Jumbo III</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Vlakhaas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Vlakhaas (page does not exist)">Operation Vlakhaas</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Sweepslag&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Sweepslag (page does not exist)">Operation Sweepslag</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Sombre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Sombre (page does not exist)">Operation Sombre</a> (1994)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Disbandment">Disbandment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Disbandment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 2005, 61 Mech was disbanded and its infantry elements merged into <a href="/wiki/8_South_African_Infantry_Battalion" title="8 South African Infantry Battalion">8 South African Infantry Battalion</a> at Upington after moving from <a href="/wiki/Lohatla" title="Lohatla">Lohatla</a>. The Armour and Artillery components were merged into other existing regular units of their respective corps. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>61 Mech was organised along the following lines: </p> <ul><li>two infantry companies, which were equipped with the <a href="/wiki/Ratel_IFV" title="Ratel IFV">Ratel-20</a> Infantry Fighting Vehicle,</li> <li>if necessary, a third infantry company was attached. On many occasions this was a company from <a href="/wiki/1_Parachute_Battalion" title="1 Parachute Battalion">1 Parachute Battalion</a> who were attached as a motorised company in <a href="/wiki/Buffel" title="Buffel">Buffels</a></li> <li>an armoured car squadron initially equipped with <a href="/wiki/Eland_Mk7" class="mw-redirect" title="Eland Mk7">Eland</a> Armoured Cars. During 1980 the Elands were replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Ratel_IFV" title="Ratel IFV">Ratel-90</a> and later the <a href="/wiki/Rooikat" title="Rooikat">Rooikat</a> Armoured Fighting Vehicle,</li> <li>a support company consisting of an anti-tank platoon in <a href="/wiki/Ratel_IFV" title="Ratel IFV">Ratel-90s</a>,</li> <li>an 81mm mortar platoon in <a href="/wiki/Ratel_IFV" title="Ratel IFV">Ratel-81s</a>,</li> <li>an anti-aircraft troop and</li> <li>an artillery battery equipped with the <a href="/wiki/G5_howitzer" title="G5 howitzer">G5 howitzer</a>. Firepower was further augmented by the addition of the self-propelled version (<a href="/wiki/G6_howitzer" title="G6 howitzer">G6</a> Rhino).</li> <li>In 1988 61 Mech also received the first combat-deployed squadron of <a href="/wiki/Centurion_(tank)#South_Africa" title="Centurion (tank)">Olifant MBTs</a>, to counter the ever-escalating <a href="/wiki/FAPLA" class="mw-redirect" title="FAPLA">FAPLA</a> tank threat</li></ul> <p>61 Mech was primarily tasked as the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Army" title="South African Army">Army's</a> <b>Immediate Response Unit</b>, due to its versatility. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equipment">Equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Armour">Armour</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Armour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Eland 60</li> <li>Eland 90</li> <li>Olifant MBT</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Armoured_Personnel_Carrier">Armoured Personnel Carrier</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Armoured Personnel Carrier"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Buffel</li> <li>Casspir</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artillery">Artillery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Artillery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>G2</li> <li>G4</li> <li>G5</li> <li>G6</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anti_Aircraft">Anti Aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Anti Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Ystervark</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Personal_Weapons">Personal Weapons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Personal Weapons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>R1</li> <li>R4</li> <li>R5</li> <li>FN Mag</li> <li>60mm patrol mortar</li> <li>RPG</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fighting_Vehicles">Fighting Vehicles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Fighting Vehicles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Ratel 20</li> <li>Ratel 60</li> <li>Ratel 81</li> <li>Ratel 90</li> <li>Ratel Command</li> <li>Ratel ZT3</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Logistics">Logistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Logistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>samil 10 lappiespomp</li> <li>Samil 20</li> <li>Samil 50</li> <li>Samil 100</li> <li>Rinkhals ambulance</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Insignia">Insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Standard_Dress">Standard Dress</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Standard Dress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SADF_era_61_Mech_Battalion_insignia_ver_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/SADF_era_61_Mech_Battalion_insignia_ver_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="1100" height="604" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="604" /></a><figcaption>SADF era 61 Mech Battalion insignia</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ops_Badge">Ops Badge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Ops Badge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_badges_of_the_South_African_Army#61_Mechanised_Battalion_Operational_Service_Badge" title="List of badges of the South African Army">List of badges of the South African Army § 61 Mechanised Battalion Operational Service Badge</a></div> <p>61 Mech awarded a small badge called the <i>Operational Badge</i> for those in or attached to the unit who deployed with the unit on operational duties.<sup id="cite_ref-StartingOut_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StartingOut-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 14">: 14 </span></sup> The badge had a yellow backing and was awarded initially only for cross border operations into Angola.<sup id="cite_ref-StartingOut_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StartingOut-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 14">: 14 </span></sup> A subsequent version with a green backing was suggested which was to be for internal duties. This version was never authorised and the yellow badge was awarded for all operational deployments. The badge consisted of a dagger with three diagonal lightning bolts in red across it. A subdued version was produced for wear on nutria (brown's) uniforms. With the introduction of camouflage, a new version was produced on green thatching. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="title"><div>Badges</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SANDF_61_Mech_Operational_Participation_bar_2.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Operational Participation Bar"><img alt="Operational Participation Bar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/SANDF_61_Mech_Operational_Participation_bar_2.png/120px-SANDF_61_Mech_Operational_Participation_bar_2.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/SANDF_61_Mech_Operational_Participation_bar_2.png/180px-SANDF_61_Mech_Operational_Participation_bar_2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/SANDF_61_Mech_Operational_Participation_bar_2.png/240px-SANDF_61_Mech_Operational_Participation_bar_2.png 2x" data-file-width="293" data-file-height="94" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Operational Participation Bar</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:61_Mech_-_Operational_Participation_Bar_Field_Dress_ver_2.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Operational Participation Bar Field Dress (Old Style)"><img alt="Operational Participation Bar Field Dress (Old Style)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/61_Mech_-_Operational_Participation_Bar_Field_Dress_ver_2.png/120px-61_Mech_-_Operational_Participation_Bar_Field_Dress_ver_2.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/61_Mech_-_Operational_Participation_Bar_Field_Dress_ver_2.png/180px-61_Mech_-_Operational_Participation_Bar_Field_Dress_ver_2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/61_Mech_-_Operational_Participation_Bar_Field_Dress_ver_2.png/240px-61_Mech_-_Operational_Participation_Bar_Field_Dress_ver_2.png 2x" data-file-width="442" data-file-height="170" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Operational Participation Bar Field Dress (Old Style)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SANDF_61_Mech_Ops_Badge_embossed_ver_2.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Operational Participation Bar Field Dress (New Style)"><img alt="Operational Participation Bar Field Dress (New Style)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/SANDF_61_Mech_Ops_Badge_embossed_ver_2.png/120px-SANDF_61_Mech_Ops_Badge_embossed_ver_2.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/SANDF_61_Mech_Ops_Badge_embossed_ver_2.png/180px-SANDF_61_Mech_Ops_Badge_embossed_ver_2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/SANDF_61_Mech_Ops_Badge_embossed_ver_2.png/240px-SANDF_61_Mech_Ops_Badge_embossed_ver_2.png 2x" data-file-width="423" data-file-height="194" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Operational Participation Bar Field Dress (New Style)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SANDF_61_Mech_Veteran_bar.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="61 Mech Veteran Bar"><img alt="61 Mech Veteran Bar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/SANDF_61_Mech_Veteran_bar.jpg/120px-SANDF_61_Mech_Veteran_bar.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/SANDF_61_Mech_Veteran_bar.jpg/180px-SANDF_61_Mech_Veteran_bar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/SANDF_61_Mech_Veteran_bar.jpg/240px-SANDF_61_Mech_Veteran_bar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="308" data-file-height="84" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">61 Mech Veteran Bar</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <p>This knifepoint always faced the heart of the wearer.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Companies">Companies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Companies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each company or element in the Battalion (group) had its own flag and identifying badge. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248256098"><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="title"><div>Company Insignia</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:61_Mech_HQ_Company.png" class="mw-file-description" title="HQ Company"><img alt="HQ Company" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/61_Mech_HQ_Company.png/74px-61_Mech_HQ_Company.png" decoding="async" width="74" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/61_Mech_HQ_Company.png/112px-61_Mech_HQ_Company.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/61_Mech_HQ_Company.png/149px-61_Mech_HQ_Company.png 2x" data-file-width="201" data-file-height="270" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">HQ Company</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:61_Mech_Alpha_Company_-_Infantry.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Alpha Company - Infantry"><img alt="Alpha Company - Infantry" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/61_Mech_Alpha_Company_-_Infantry.png/96px-61_Mech_Alpha_Company_-_Infantry.png" decoding="async" width="96" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/61_Mech_Alpha_Company_-_Infantry.png/145px-61_Mech_Alpha_Company_-_Infantry.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/61_Mech_Alpha_Company_-_Infantry.png/193px-61_Mech_Alpha_Company_-_Infantry.png 2x" data-file-width="267" data-file-height="277" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Alpha Company - Infantry</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:61_Mech_Bravo_Company_-_Infantry.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Bravo Company - Infantry"><img alt="Bravo Company - Infantry" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/61_Mech_Bravo_Company_-_Infantry.png/98px-61_Mech_Bravo_Company_-_Infantry.png" decoding="async" width="98" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/61_Mech_Bravo_Company_-_Infantry.png/147px-61_Mech_Bravo_Company_-_Infantry.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/61_Mech_Bravo_Company_-_Infantry.png/196px-61_Mech_Bravo_Company_-_Infantry.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="271" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bravo Company - Infantry</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:61_Mech_Charlie_Squadron_-_Armour.png" class="mw-file-description" title="61 Mech Charlie Squadron - Armour"><img alt="61 Mech Charlie Squadron - Armour" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/61_Mech_Charlie_Squadron_-_Armour.png/100px-61_Mech_Charlie_Squadron_-_Armour.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/61_Mech_Charlie_Squadron_-_Armour.png/150px-61_Mech_Charlie_Squadron_-_Armour.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/61_Mech_Charlie_Squadron_-_Armour.png/200px-61_Mech_Charlie_Squadron_-_Armour.png 2x" data-file-width="269" data-file-height="269" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">61 Mech Charlie Squadron - Armour</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:61_Mech_Golf_Battery_-_Artillery.png" class="mw-file-description" title="61 Mech Sierra Battery - Artillery"><img alt="61 Mech Sierra Battery - Artillery" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/61_Mech_Golf_Battery_-_Artillery.png/79px-61_Mech_Golf_Battery_-_Artillery.png" decoding="async" width="79" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/61_Mech_Golf_Battery_-_Artillery.png/119px-61_Mech_Golf_Battery_-_Artillery.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/61_Mech_Golf_Battery_-_Artillery.png/158px-61_Mech_Golf_Battery_-_Artillery.png 2x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="273" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">61 Mech Sierra Battery - Artillery</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leadership">Leadership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-61Mech_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61Mech-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1034">: 1034 </span></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%; border-bottom: 5px solid #CF9C65; border-top: 5px solid #CF9C65;"> <caption>61 Mechanised Battalion Group Leadership </caption> <tbody><tr style="border-top: 5px solid #CF9C65;"> <td style="width: 20%; text-align: center; background: lightgrey;"><b>From</b> </td> <td style="width: 60%; text-align: center; background: lightgrey;"><b>Commanding Officers</b> </td> <td style="width: 20%; text-align: center; background: lightgrey;"><b>To</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1978 </td> <td>Cmdt <a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_Bestbier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Frank Bestbier (page does not exist)">Frank Bestbier</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>November 1978 </td> <td>Cmdt Johan Dippenaar </td> <td>Jan 1981<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>January 1981 </td> <td>Cmdt <a href="/wiki/Roland_de_Vries" title="Roland de Vries">Roland de Vries</a> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Cross_Decoration" title="Southern Cross Decoration">SD</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Cross_Medal_(1975)" title="Southern Cross Medal (1975)">SM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Merit_Medal_(South_Africa)" title="Military Merit Medal (South Africa)">MMM</a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1982 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1983 </td> <td>Cmdt Gert van Zyl </td> <td>1983 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1984 </td> <td>Cmdt Ep van Lill </td> <td>1985 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1985 </td> <td>Cmdt Kobus Smit </td> <td>1987 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1988 </td> <td>Cmdt Mike Muller </td> <td>1990 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1991 </td> <td>Cmdt Gerhard Louw </td> <td>1993 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1994 </td> <td>Cmdt Hannes van der Merwe </td> <td>1995 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1995 </td> <td>Cmdt Danie Laas </td> <td>1996 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1996 </td> <td>Cmdt Jaap Steyn </td> <td>1999 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1999 </td> <td>Lt Col Ettienne Visagie </td> <td>2005 </td></tr> <tr style="border-top: 5px solid #CF9C65;"> <td style="width: 20%; text-align: center; background: lightgrey;"><b>From</b> </td> <td style="width: 60%; text-align: center; background: lightgrey;"><b>Regimental Sergeants Major</b> </td> <td style="width: 20%; text-align: center; background: lightgrey;"><b>To</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1979 </td> <td>WO1 M.C. Barnard </td> <td>1981 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1981 </td> <td>WO1 H.G. Smit </td> <td>1985 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1985 </td> <td>WO1 Tjaart van der Walt </td> <td>1986 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1986 </td> <td>WO1 Kobus Kemp </td> <td>1992 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1993 </td> <td>WO1 J.A.B. van Zyl </td> <td>1993 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1994 </td> <td>WO1 G.P. Barnard </td> <td>1995 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1996 </td> <td>WO1 A.H. du Toit </td> <td>1999 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1999 </td> <td>WO1 H.A. van Zyl </td> <td>2005 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>2005 </td> <td>WO1 D.D. Lewis </td> <td>2005 </td></tr> <tr style="border-top: 5px solid #CF9C65;"> <td style="width: 20%; text-align: center; background: lightgrey;"><b>From</b> </td> <td style="width: 60%; text-align: center; background: lightgrey;"><b>Chaplains</b> </td> <td style="width: 20%; text-align: center; background: lightgrey;"><b>To</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1978 </td> <td>Ds Landman Vogel<sup id="cite_ref-RIP_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIP-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1980 </td> <td>Ds Braam le Roux<sup id="cite_ref-RIP_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIP-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1980 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1981 </td> <td>Ds Koos Rossouw<sup id="cite_ref-RIP_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIP-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1982 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1983 </td> <td><i>No permanent Appointment</i> </td> <td>1983 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1984 </td> <td>Ds Johan van Niekerk<sup id="cite_ref-RIP_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIP-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1986 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1986 </td> <td>Ds Schalk Pienaar </td> <td>1986 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1987 </td> <td>Ds Johan van Niekerk<sup id="cite_ref-RIP_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIP-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1987 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1987 </td> <td>Ds Marius Cornelissen </td> <td>1987 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1988 </td> <td>Ds Anton Kemp </td> <td>1990 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1990 </td> <td>Ds Stoffel Helmut </td> <td>1990 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1991 </td> <td>Ds Fanus Hansen </td> <td>1996 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td>1997 </td> <td>Pastor Pieter Bezuidenhout </td> <td>2005 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honoris_Crux_recipients">Honoris Crux recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Honoris Crux recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Honoris_Crux" title="Honoris Crux">Honoris Crux</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>61 Mech Honoris Crux recipients </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Surname</th> <th>Initials</th> <th>Rank</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Operation </th></tr> <tr> <td>du Toit</td> <td>J.J.</td> <td>Lt</td> <td>1980</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Operation_Sceptic" title="Operation Sceptic">Operation Sceptic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rutherford</td> <td>G.T.</td> <td>LCPL</td> <td>1980</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Operation_Sceptic" title="Operation Sceptic">Operation Sceptic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>van der Westhizen</td> <td>D.R.</td> <td>2nd Lt</td> <td>1981</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Carrot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Carrot (page does not exist)">Operation Carrot</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Anderson</td> <td>L.A.</td> <td>Maj</td> <td>1981</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Operation_Daisy" title="Operation Daisy">Operation Daisy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steyn</td> <td>S.S.</td> <td>2nd Lt</td> <td>1982</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Operation_Meebos" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Meebos">Operation Meebos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>le Roux</td> <td>H.C.</td> <td>2nd Lt</td> <td>1983</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Operation_Phoenix_(South_Africa)" title="Operation Phoenix (South Africa)">Operation Phoenix (South Africa)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Macaskill</td> <td>A.</td> <td>2nd Lt</td> <td>1984</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Operation_Askari" title="Operation Askari">Operation Askari</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kooij</td> <td>J.</td> <td>2nd Lt</td> <td>1987</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Operation_Moduler" title="Operation Moduler">Operation Moduler</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bremer</td> <td>H.M.</td> <td>2nd Lt</td> <td>1987</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Operation_Moduler" title="Operation Moduler">Operation Moduler</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Green</td> <td>G.W.</td> <td>Rfn</td> <td>1987</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Operation_Moduler" title="Operation Moduler">Operation Moduler</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Battle_Honours">Battle Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Battle Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_Battle_Honours" title="List of South African Battle Honours">List of South African Battle Honours</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%; border-bottom:5px solid #CF9C65; border-top:5px solid #CF9C65; width:50%;"> <caption>Battle Honours </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:20%; background:lightgrey; text-align:center;">Awarded to 61 Mechanised Battalion Group </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_Battle_Honours#Cuito_Cuanaval" title="Cuito Cuanaval"><img alt="Cuito Cuanaval" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Cuito_Cuanaval_Embroidered.png/247px-Cuito_Cuanaval_Embroidered.png" decoding="async" width="247" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Cuito_Cuanaval_Embroidered.png/370px-Cuito_Cuanaval_Embroidered.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Cuito_Cuanaval_Embroidered.png/493px-Cuito_Cuanaval_Embroidered.png 2x" data-file-width="6129" data-file-height="498" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_Battle_Honours#South_West_Africa/Angola_1976-1989" title="South West Africa/Angola 1976-1989"><img alt="South West Africa/Angola 1976-1989" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/SWA-Angola_1976-1989_Embroidered.png/568px-SWA-Angola_1976-1989_Embroidered.png" decoding="async" width="568" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/SWA-Angola_1976-1989_Embroidered.png/852px-SWA-Angola_1976-1989_Embroidered.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/SWA-Angola_1976-1989_Embroidered.png/1135px-SWA-Angola_1976-1989_Embroidered.png 2x" data-file-width="14272" data-file-height="503" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_Battle_Honours#Mulemba/Mulola" title="Mulemba/Mulola"><img alt="Mulemba/Mulola" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Mulemba-Mulola_Embroidered.png/267px-Mulemba-Mulola_Embroidered.png" decoding="async" width="267" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Mulemba-Mulola_Embroidered.png/400px-Mulemba-Mulola_Embroidered.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Mulemba-Mulola_Embroidered.png/534px-Mulemba-Mulola_Embroidered.png 2x" data-file-width="6639" data-file-height="498" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_Battle_Honours#Xangongo/Ongiva" title="Xangongo/Ongiva"><img alt="Xangongo/Ongiva" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Xangongo-Ongiva_Embroidered.png/279px-Xangongo-Ongiva_Embroidered.png" decoding="async" width="279" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Xangongo-Ongiva_Embroidered.png/418px-Xangongo-Ongiva_Embroidered.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Xangongo-Ongiva_Embroidered.png/557px-Xangongo-Ongiva_Embroidered.png 2x" data-file-width="6895" data-file-height="496" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_Battle_Honours#Mavinga_II" title="Mavinga II"><img alt="Mavinga II" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Mavinga_II_Embroidered_01.png/163px-Mavinga_II_Embroidered_01.png" decoding="async" width="163" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Mavinga_II_Embroidered_01.png/245px-Mavinga_II_Embroidered_01.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Mavinga_II_Embroidered_01.png/326px-Mavinga_II_Embroidered_01.png 2x" data-file-width="4037" data-file-height="496" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_Battle_Honours#Mavinga_III" title="Mavinga III"><img alt="Mavinga III" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Mavinga_III_Embroidery.png/176px-Mavinga_III_Embroidery.png" decoding="async" width="176" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Mavinga_III_Embroidery.png/264px-Mavinga_III_Embroidery.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Mavinga_III_Embroidery.png/352px-Mavinga_III_Embroidery.png 2x" data-file-width="4360" data-file-height="496" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_African_Battle_Honours#Calueque" title="Calueque"><img alt="Calueque" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Calueque_Embroidered.png/143px-Calueque_Embroidered.png" decoding="async" width="143" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Calueque_Embroidered.png/215px-Calueque_Embroidered.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Calueque_Embroidered.png/286px-Calueque_Embroidered.png 2x" data-file-width="3623" data-file-height="507" /></a></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_developments">Further developments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Further developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 61 Mech's success, <a href="/wiki/62_Mechanised_Battalion_Group" title="62 Mechanised Battalion Group">62 Mechanised Battalion Group</a> and <a href="/wiki/63_Mechanised_Battalion_Group" title="63 Mechanised Battalion Group">63 Mechanised Battalion Group</a>, were developed, encompassing similar <a href="/wiki/Battlegroup_(army)" title="Battlegroup (army)">battlegroup</a> principles. </p><p>Theoretically the three units would have formed 60 Brigade, South Africa's highly mobile brigade level response to a full conventional attack on South West Africa. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/32px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/48px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/64px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:South_Africa" title="Portal:South Africa">South Africa portal</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Veggroup (Battle Group) Juliet</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In November 1978 Johan Dippenaar was appointed SO 1 Operation Planning at 2 Military Area Head Quarters (later to be known as Sector 10 headquarters) at Oshakati, as well as the commander of the newly established mechanized unit, which was to be stationed at Oshivello. He immediately started to plan for the establishment of this new mechanized unit<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he handed over to Roland De Vries in Jan 1981</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Later Major General</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RIP-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RIP_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RIP_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RIP_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RIP_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RIP_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Rest in Peace</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gereformeerde Kerk, Tsumeb</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">For 1978 and 1979 the appointment was not permanent</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-61Mech-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-61Mech_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-61Mech_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSteenkampHeitman2016" class="citation book cs1">Steenkamp, Willem; Heitman, Helmoed-Romer (2016). <i>Mobility Conquers. 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navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Regular</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_South_African_Infantry_Battalion" title="2 South African Infantry Battalion">2 SAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_South_African_Infantry_Battalion" title="4 South African Infantry Battalion">4 SAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5_South_African_Infantry_Battalion" title="5 South African Infantry Battalion">5 SAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_South_African_Infantry_Battalion" title="7 South African Infantry Battalion">7 SAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_South_African_Infantry_Battalion" title="10 South African Infantry Battalion">10 SAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14_South_African_Infantry_Battalion" title="14 South African Infantry Battalion">14 SAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15_South_African_Infantry_Battalion" title="15 South African Infantry Battalion">15 SAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/121_South_African_Infantry_Battalion" title="121 South African Infantry Battalion">121 SAI</a></li> <li><i>Reserve</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Botha_Regiment" title="General Botha Regiment">General Botha Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mapungubwe_Regiment" title="Mapungubwe Regiment">Mapungubwe Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johannesburg_Regiment" title="Johannesburg Regiment">Johannesburg Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Mlangeni_Regiment" title="Andrew Mlangeni Regiment">Andrew Mlangeni Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Mahlangu_Regiment" title="Solomon Mahlangu Regiment">Solomon Mahlangu Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tshwane_Regiment" title="Tshwane Regiment">Tshwane Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Volunteer_Rifles" title="Buffalo Volunteer Rifles">Buffalo Volunteer Rifles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Shaka_Regiment" title="King Shaka Regiment">King Shaka Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durban_Light_Infantry" title="Durban Light Infantry">Durban Light Infantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kimberley_Regiment" title="Kimberley Regiment">Kimberley Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ingobamakhosi_Carbineers" title="Ingobamakhosi Carbineers">Ingobamakhosi Carbineers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangaung_Regiment" title="Mangaung Regiment">Mangaung Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela_Regiment" title="Nelson Mandela Regiment">Nelson Mandela Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umzimvubu_Regiment" title="Umzimvubu Regiment">Umzimvubu Regiment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Artillery_Formation" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Army_Artillery_Formation" title="South African Army Artillery Formation">Artillery Formation</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/School_of_Artillery_(South_Africa)" title="School of Artillery (South Africa)">School of Artillery (South Africa)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Regular</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Artillery_Formation_Headquarters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Artillery Formation Headquarters (page does not exist)">HQ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Artillery_Mobilisation_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Artillery Mobilisation Regiment (page does not exist)">Artillery Mobilisation Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_Artillery_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="4 Artillery Regiment">4 Artillery Regiment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Reserve</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela_Artillery_Regiment" title="Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment">Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Cetshwayo_Artillery_Regiment" title="King Cetshwayo Artillery Regiment">King Cetshwayo Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandfontein_Artillery_Regiment" title="Sandfontein Artillery Regiment">Sandfontein Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Potchefstroom_Universiteit" title="Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit">Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Artillery_Regiment" title="State Artillery Regiment">State Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dan_Pienaar_Artillery_Regiment" title="General Dan Pienaar Artillery Regiment">General Dan Pienaar Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Biko_Artillery_Regiment" title="Steve Biko Artillery Regiment">Steve Biko Artillery Regiment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Air_Defence_Artillery_Formation" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Army_Air_Defence_Artillery_Formation" title="South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation">Air Defence Artillery Formation</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/School_of_Air_Defence_Artillery_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="School of Air Defence Artillery (South Africa)">School of Air Defence Artillery (South Africa)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Regular</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Artillery_Formation_Headquarters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Artillery Formation Headquarters (page does not exist)">HQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sekhukhune_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment" title="Sekhukhune Anti-Aircraft Regiment">Sekhukhune Anti-Aircraft Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment" title="10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment">10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madzhakandila_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment" title="Madzhakandila Anti-Aircraft Regiment">Madzhakandila Anti-Aircraft Regiment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Reserve</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autshumato_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment" title="Autshumato Anti-Aircraft Regiment">Autshumato Anti-Aircraft Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galeshewe_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment" title="Galeshewe Anti-Aircraft Regiment">Galeshewe Anti-Aircraft Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IWombe_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment" title="IWombe Anti-Aircraft Regiment">iWombe Anti-Aircraft Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_Light_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment" title="7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment">7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Overvaal" title="Regiment Overvaal">Regiment Overvaal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Engineer_Formation" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Army_Engineer_Formation" title="South African Army Engineer Formation">Engineer Formation</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_African_Army_Engineer_School" title="South African Army Engineer School">South African Army Engineer School</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Regular</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Engineer_Formation_HQ&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Engineer Formation HQ (page does not exist)">HQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_Field_Engineer_Regiment_(South_Africa)" title="2 Field Engineer Regiment (South Africa)">2 Field Engineer Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35_Engineer_Support_Regiment" title="35 Engineer Support Regiment">35 Engineer Support Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1_Construction_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1 Construction Regiment (page does not exist)">1 Construction Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Engineer_Terrain_Intelligence_Unit" title="Engineer Terrain Intelligence Unit">Engineer Terrain Intelligence Unit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Reserve</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ihawu_Field_Engineer_Regiment" title="Ihawu Field Engineer Regiment">Ihawu Field Engineer Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umkhonto_Field_Engineer_Regiment" title="Umkhonto Field Engineer Regiment">Umkhonto Field Engineer Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19_Field_Engineer_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="19 Field Engineer Regiment">19 Field Engineer Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukhosi_Parachute_Engineer_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="Ukhosi Parachute Engineer Regiment">Ukhosi Parachute Engineer Regiment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Training_Formation" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Army_Training_Formation" title="South African Army Training Formation">Training Formation</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3_South_African_Infantry_Battalion" title="3 South African Infantry Battalion">3 SAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lohatla" title="Lohatla">SA Army Combat Training Centre (SAACTC)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_Army_Gymnasium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South African Army Gymnasium (page does not exist)">Army Gymnasium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_Army_College" title="South African Army College">Army College</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Brug_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="De Brug Training Area (page does not exist)">de Brug Training Area</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_de_la_Rey_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General de la Rey Training Area (page does not exist)">General de la Rey Training Area</a> Potchefstroom</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oustshoorn_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oustshoorn Training Area (page does not exist)">Oustshoorn Training Area</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Touwsriver_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Touwsriver Training Area (page does not exist)">Touwsriver Training Area</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallmannsthal_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wallmannsthal Training Area (page does not exist)">Wallmannsthal Training Area</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Support_Formation" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Army_Support_Formation" title="South African Army Support Formation">Support Formation</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army Support Bases (<a href="/wiki/Army_Support_Base_Eastern_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Support Base Eastern Cape">Eastern Cape</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Army_Support_Base_Johannesburg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Army Support Base Johannesburg (page does not exist)">Johannesburg</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Army_Support_Base_Kimberley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Army Support Base Kimberley (page does not exist)">Kimberley</a>, KZN, Limpopo, Potcheftstroom, Western Cape, Mpumalanga)</li> <li>Mobilisation Centre</li> <li>Main Ordnance Depot</li> <li>National Ceremonial Guard</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Logistical_Support_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Logistical Support Unit (page does not exist)">Logistical Support Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Andrew_Masondo_Maintenance_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Andrew Masondo Maintenance Unit (page does not exist)">General Andrew Masondo Maintenance Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Madiba_Bay_Maintenance_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Madiba Bay Maintenance Unit (page does not exist)">Madiba Bay Maintenance Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=15_Maintenance_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="15 Maintenance Unit (page does not exist)">15 Maint Unit</a></li> <li>Other Maintenance Units</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doman_Field_Workshop&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Doman Field Workshop (page does not exist)">Doman Field Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Sipho_Binda_Field_Workshop&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Sipho Binda Field Workshop (page does not exist)">General Sipho Binda Field Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sabelo_Phama_Field_Workshop&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sabelo Phama Field Workshop (page does not exist)">Sabelo Phama Field Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Hani_Field_Workshop&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chris Hani Field Workshop (page does not exist)">Chris Hani Field Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sekhukhune_Field_Workshop" class="mw-redirect" title="Sekhukhune Field Workshop">Sekhukhune Field Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ngungunyane_Field_Workshop&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ngungunyane Field Workshop (page does not exist)">Ngungunyane Field Workshop</a></li> <li>Other Field Workshops</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Signals_Formation" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Army_Signal_Formation" title="South African Army Signal Formation">Signals Formation</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regular</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1 Signal Regt</li> <li>2 Signal Regt</li> <li>3 Signal Regt</li> <li>4 Signal Regt</li> <li>5 Signal Regt</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reserve</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">6 Signal Regt <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gauteng_Reserve_Signal_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gauteng Reserve Signal Unit (page does not exist)">Gauteng Reserve Signal Unit</a></li></ul> <p>11 Field Postal Unit </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Cape_Signal_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Western Cape Signal Unit (page does not exist)">Western Cape Signal Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kwa-Zulu_Natal_Signal_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kwa-Zulu Natal Signal Unit (page does not exist)">Kwa-Zulu Natal Signal Unit</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="South_African_Defence_Force_(1957–1994)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Defence_Force" title="South African Defence Force">South African Defence Force</a> (1957–1994)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province_Command" title="Eastern Province Command">Eastern Province Command</a> (Port Elizabeth)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Transvaal_Command&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eastern Transvaal Command (page does not exist)">Eastern Transvaal Command</a> (Nelspruit)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natal_Command" title="Natal Command">Natal Command</a> (Durban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Transvaal_Command" title="Northern Transvaal Command">Northern Transvaal Command</a> (Swartkop, Pretoria)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Cape_Command&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northern Cape Command (page does not exist)">Northern Cape Command</a> (Kimberly)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Free_State_Command" title="Orange Free State Command">Orange Free State Command</a> (Bloemfontein)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Province_Command" title="Western Province Command">Western Province Command</a> (Cape Town)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Cape_Command&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Southern Cape Command (page does not exist)">Southern Cape Command</a> (Oudsthoorn)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Transvaal_Command/North_West_Command&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Transvaal Command/North West Command (page does not exist)">West Transvaal Command/North West Command</a> (Potchefstroom)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Witwatersrand_Command" title="Witwatersrand Command">Witwatersrand Command</a> (Johannesburg)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Far_North_Command&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Far North Command (page does not exist)">Far North Command</a> (Pietersburg)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Logistic_Command&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northern Logistic Command (page does not exist)">Northern Logistic Command</a> (Grootfontein, South West Africa)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Africa_Command" title="South West Africa Command">South West Africa Command</a> (Windhoek, South West Africa)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Logistics_Command&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northern Logistics Command (page does not exist)">Northern Logistics Command</a> (Grootfontein, South West Africa)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gauteng_Command&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gauteng Command (page does not exist)">Gauteng Command</a> post 1994 SANDF (Amalgamation of Wits and Northern Transvaal Commands)</li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Corps</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/I_South_African_Corps" title="I South African Corps">I South African Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Corps" title="Cape Corps">Cape Corps</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Divisions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/7_South_African_Infantry_Division" title="7 South African Infantry Division">7 South African Infantry Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8_South_African_Armoured_Division" title="8 South African Armoured Division">8 South African Armoured Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9_South_African_Infantry_Division" title="9 South African Infantry Division">9 South African Infantry Division</a></li> <li>10 South African Division (<a href="/wiki/Operation_Prone" title="Operation Prone">Operation Prone</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Brigades</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>16 Brigade (see 81 Armoured Brigade)</li> <li>17 Brigade (see 71 Motorised Brigade )</li> <li>18 Brigade (see 72 Motorised Brigade)</li> <li>19 Brigade (see 82 Mechanised Brigade)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=20_Brigade_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="20 Brigade (South Africa) (page does not exist)">20 Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Prone" title="Operation Prone">60 Brigade (Battlegroups HQ Lohatla)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71_Motorised_Brigade_(South_Africa)" title="71 Motorised Brigade (South Africa)">71 Motorised Brigade SADF era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/72_Motorised_Brigade_(South_Africa)" title="72 Motorised Brigade (South Africa)">72 Motorised Brigade SADF era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73_Motorised_Brigade_(South_Africa)" title="73 Motorised Brigade (South Africa)">73 Motorised Brigade SADF era</a></li> <li>74 Brigade SADF and SANDF era (see 8th Armoured Division)</li> <li>75 Brigade SADF and SANDF era (see 9th Division)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/81_Armoured_Brigade_(South_Africa)" title="81 Armoured Brigade (South Africa)">81 Armoured Brigade SADF era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/82_Mechanised_Brigade_(South_Africa)" title="82 Mechanised Brigade (South Africa)">82 Mechanised Brigade SADF era</a></li> <li>83 Brigade (planned but never existed)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/84_Motorised_Brigade_(South_Africa)" title="84 Motorised Brigade (South Africa)">84 Motorised Brigade SADF era</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10_Artillery_Brigade_SADF_era&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10 Artillery Brigade SADF era (page does not exist)">10 Artillery Brigade SADF era</a></li> <li>Other brigades</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Battlegroup_(army)" title="Battlegroup (army)">Battlegroups</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Combat_Group_Juliet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Combat Group Juliet (page does not exist)">Combat Group Juliet</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">61 Mech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62_Mechanised_Battalion_Group" title="62 Mechanised Battalion Group">62 Mech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63_Mechanised_Battalion_Group" title="63 Mechanised Battalion Group">63 Mech</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">UDF and SADF<br />Regiments and Battalions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Corps" title="Cape Corps">Cape Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Flats_Light_Infantry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cape Flats Light Infantry (page does not exist)">Cape Flats Light Infantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Algoa_Bay" title="Regiment Algoa Bay">Regiment Algoa Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Boland" title="Regiment Boland">Regiment Boland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluff_Commando" title="Bluff Commando">Regiment Congella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Dan_Pienaar" title="Regiment Dan Pienaar">Regiment Dan Pienaar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_De_Wet" class="mw-redirect" title="Regiment De Wet">Regiment De Wet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edenvale_Commando" title="Edenvale Commando">Regiment Edenvale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Groot_Karoo" title="Regiment Groot Karoo">Regiment Groot Karoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Highveld" title="Regiment Highveld">Regiment Highveld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillcrest_Commando" title="Hillcrest Commando">Regiment Hillcrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Langenhoven" title="Regiment Langenhoven">Regiment Langenhoven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Louw_Wepener/Oos_Vrystaat" title="Regiment Louw Wepener/Oos Vrystaat">Regiment Louw Wepener/Oos Vrystaat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Molopo" title="Regiment Molopo">Regiment Molopo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Natalia" title="Regiment Natalia">Regiment Natalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_North_Natal" title="Regiment North Natal">Regiment North Natal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Port_Natal" title="Regiment Port Natal">Regiment Port Natal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Commando" title="Hercules Commando">Regiment Pretorius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Sasolburg" title="Regiment Sasolburg">Regiment Sasolburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Springs" title="Regiment Springs">Regiment Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Skoonspruit" title="Regiment Skoonspruit">Regiment Skoonspruit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Uitenhage" title="Regiment Uitenhage">Regiment Uitenhage</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regiment_Rand_Afrikaans_University&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Regiment Rand Afrikaans University (page does not exist)">Regiment Rand Afrikaans University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_University_of_Cape_Town" title="Regiment University of Cape Town">Regiment University of Cape Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Universiteit_Oranje-Vrystaat" title="Regiment Universiteit Oranje-Vrystaat">Regiment Universiteit Oranje-Vrystaat</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regiment_University_of_Port_Elizabeth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Regiment University of Port Elizabeth (page does not exist)">Regiment University of Port Elizabeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_University_of_Pretoria" title="Regiment University of Pretoria">Regiment University of Pretoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_University_of_Stellenbosch" title="Regiment University of Stellenbosch">Regiment University of Stellenbosch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_University_of_the_Witwatersrand" title="Regiment University of the Witwatersrand">Regiment University of the Witwatersrand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Vanderbiljpark" title="Regiment Vanderbiljpark">Regiment Vanderbiljpark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Vrystaat" title="Regiment Vrystaat">Regiment Vrystaat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SA_Army_Troop_Information_Unit" title="SA Army Troop Information Unit">SA Army Troop Information Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1_Field_Engineer_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1 Field Engineer Regiment (page does not exist)">1 Field Engineer Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1_Locating_Regiment" title="1 Locating Regiment">1 Locating Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_Locating_Regiment" title="2 Locating Regiment">2 Locating Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_Construction_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2 Construction Regiment (page does not exist)">2 Construction Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_Special_Service_Battalion" title="2 Special Service Battalion">2 Special Service Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Armoured_Personnel_Carrier_Squadron" title="3rd Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron">3rd Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4_Field_Engineer_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4 Field Engineer Regiment (page does not exist)">4 Field Engineer Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5_Forward_Delivery_Squadron" title="5 Forward Delivery Squadron">5 Forward Delivery Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6_Field_Artillery_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6 Field Artillery Regiment (page does not exist)">6 Field Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6_Field_Engineer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6 Field Engineer (page does not exist)">6 Field Engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_Medium_Artillery_Regiment" title="7 Medium Artillery Regiment">7 Medium Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johannesburg_Regiment" title="Johannesburg Regiment">8 Field Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9_Support_Engineer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9 Support Engineer (page does not exist)">9 Support Engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_Armoured_Squadron" title="10 Armoured Squadron">10 Armoured Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10_Field_Engineer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10 Field Engineer (page does not exist)">10 Field Engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11_Field_Engineer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11 Field Engineer (page does not exist)">11 Field Engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11_SAI" title="11 SAI">11 SAI</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12_Field_Engineer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12 Field Engineer (page does not exist)">12 Field Engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12_SAI" class="mw-redirect" title="12 SAI">12 SAI</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13_Field_Engineer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13 Field Engineer (page does not exist)">13 Field Engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13_South_African_Infantry_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13 South African Infantry Battalion (page does not exist)">13 SAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="14 Field Artillery Regiment">14 Field Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14_Field_Engineer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14 Field Engineer (page does not exist)">14 Field Engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=15_Field_Engineer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="15 Field Engineer (page does not exist)">15 Field Engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_Field_Artillery" title="17 Field Artillery">17 Field Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=19_Field_Engineer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="19 Field Engineer (page does not exist)">19 Field Engineer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19_Rocket_Regiment" title="19 Rocket Regiment">19 Rocket Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24_Field_Artillery" title="24 Field Artillery">24 Field Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25_Field_Artillery" title="25 Field Artillery">25 Field Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26_Field_Artillery" title="26 Field Artillery">26 Field Artillery Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32_Battalion_(South_Africa)" title="32 Battalion (South Africa)">32 Battalion</a></li> <li><i>Modular Infantry Battalions under South West Africa Command</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sector_10_51_Battalion_(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sector 10 51 Battalion (SWATF) (page does not exist)">51 Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sector_10_52_Battalion_(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sector 10 52 Battalion (SWATF) (page does not exist)">52 Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sector_10_53_Battalion_(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sector 10 53 Battalion (SWATF) (page does not exist)">53 Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sector_10_54_Battalion_(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sector 10 54 Battalion (SWATF) (page does not exist)">54 Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sector_20_55_Battalion_(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sector 20 55 Battalion (SWATF) (page does not exist)">55 Battalion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Homeland Battalions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/111_Battalion" title="111 Battalion">111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venda_Defence_Force" title="Venda Defence Force">112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/113_Battalion" title="113 Battalion">113</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/115_Battalion" title="115 Battalion">115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/116_Battalion" title="116 Battalion">116</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/117_Battalion" title="117 Battalion">117</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/118_Battalion" title="118 Battalion">118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/151_Battalion" title="151 Battalion">151</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Military Areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Training_Areas" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Training Areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boschhoek_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Boschhoek Training Area (page does not exist)">Boschhoek</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grahamstown_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grahamstown Training Area (page does not exist)">Grahamstown</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hellsgate_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hellsgate Training Area (page does not exist)">Hellsgate</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mosita_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mosita Training Area (page does not exist)">Mosita</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pomfret_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pomfret Training Area (page does not exist)">Pomfret</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Riemvasmaak_Training_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Riemvasmaak Training Area (page does not exist)">Riemvasmaak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Heidelberg_Military_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Heidelberg Military Area (page does not exist)">Heidelberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madimbo_Corridor" title="Madimbo Corridor">Madimbo Corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soutpansberg_Military_Area" title="Soutpansberg Military Area">Soutpansberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walvis_bay_Military_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Walvis bay Military Area">Walvis Bay</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">UDF and SADF Commando System</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_Commando_System" class="mw-redirect" title="South African Commando System">South African Commando System</a></li> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">State Presidents Guard</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Presidents_Guard" title="State Presidents Guard">State Presidents Guard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mobilisation Units (Reception Depots)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14_Reception_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14 Reception Depot (page does not exist)">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15_Reception_Depot" title="15 Reception Depot">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16_Reception_Depot" title="16 Reception Depot">16</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=17_Reception_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="17 Reception Depot (page does not exist)">17</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=19_Reception_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="19 Reception Depot (page does not exist)">19</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Bantustan_Defence_Forces_(1977/1981–1994)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Bantustan Defence Forces (1977/1981–1994)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force" title="Bophuthatswana Defence Force">Bophuthatswana Defence Force</a><br />1977–1994</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1_BDF_Infantry_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1 BDF Infantry Battalion (page does not exist)">1 BDF Infantry Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_BDF_Infantry_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2 BDF Infantry Battalion (page does not exist)">2 BDF Infantry Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BDF_Parachute_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BDF Parachute Battalion (page does not exist)">BDF Parachute Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BDF_Military_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BDF Military School (page does not exist)">BDF Military School</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BDF_Special_Forces&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BDF Special Forces (page does not exist)">BDF Special Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1_BDF_Military_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1 BDF Military Area (page does not exist)">1 BDF Military Area</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_BDF_Military_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2 BDF Military Area (page does not exist)">2 BDF Military Area</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=3_BDF_Military_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3 BDF Military Area (page does not exist)">3 BDF Military Area</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BDF_Signals_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BDF Signals Unit (page does not exist)">BDF Signals Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BDF_Bafokeng_base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BDF Bafokeng base (page does not exist)">BDF Bafokeng base</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BDF_Mankwe_base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BDF Mankwe base (page does not exist)">BDF Mankwe base</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BDF_Odi_base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BDF Odi base (page does not exist)">BDF Odi base</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BDF_Thaba%27Nchu_base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BDF Thaba'Nchu base (page does not exist)">BDF Thaba'Nchu base</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BDF_Taung_base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BDF Taung base (page does not exist)">BDF Taung base</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=BDF_Air_Wing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BDF Air Wing (page does not exist)">BDF Air Wing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Venda_Defence_Force" title="Venda Defence Force">Venda Defence Force</a><br />1979–1994</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=VDF_Headquarters_Sibasa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="VDF Headquarters Sibasa (page does not exist)">VDF Headquarters Sibasa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1_VDF_Battalion_Manenu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1 VDF Battalion Manenu (page does not exist)">1 VDF Battalion Manenu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_VDF_Battalion_Maunavhathu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2 VDF Battalion Maunavhathu (page does not exist)">2 VDF Battalion Maunavhathu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=VDF_Vuwani_Military_Base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="VDF Vuwani Military Base (page does not exist)">VDF Vuwani Military Base</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=VDF_Signals_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="VDF Signals Unit (page does not exist)">VDF Signals Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=VDF_Air_Wing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="VDF Air Wing (page does not exist)">VDF Air Wing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ciskei_Defence_Force" title="Ciskei Defence Force">Ciskei Defence Force</a> 1981–1994</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1_CDF_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1 CDF Battalion (page does not exist)">1 CDF Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=CDF_Special_Forces&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CDF Special Forces (page does not exist)">CDF Special Forces</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Transkei_Defence_Force" title="Transkei Defence Force">Transkei Defence Force</a><br />1981–1994</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1_TDF_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1 TDF Battalion (page does not exist)">1 TDF Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=TDF_Special_Forces&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TDF Special Forces (page does not exist)">TDF Special Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=TDF_Mounted_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TDF Mounted Battalion (page does not exist)">TDF Mounted Battalion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="SWATF_(1977–1989)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/South-West_African_Territorial_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="South-West African Territorial Force">SWATF</a> (1977–1989)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Regular Infantry Battalions</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31_Battalion_(SWATF)" title="31 Battalion (SWATF)">31/201 Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33_Battalion_(SWATF)" title="33 Battalion (SWATF)">33/701 Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34_Battalion_(SWATF)" title="34 Battalion (SWATF)">34/202 Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/101_Battalion" class="mw-redirect" title="101 Battalion">35/101 Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/301_Battalion" title="301 Battalion">301 Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36_Battalion_(SWATF)" title="36 Battalion (SWATF)">36/203 Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37_Battalion_(SWATF)" title="37 Battalion (SWATF)">37/102 Battalion</a></li> <li><i>SWATF Brigade</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=91_Reaction_Force_Brigade_(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="91 Reaction Force Brigade (SWATF) (page does not exist)">91 Reaction Force Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/911_Battalion_(SWATF)" title="911 Battalion (SWATF)">41/911 Battalion/Regiment Windhoek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/912_Battalion_(SWATF)" title="912 Battalion (SWATF)">912 Battalion/Regiment Erongo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/913_Battalion_(SWATF)" title="913 Battalion (SWATF)">913 Battalion/Regiment Namutoni</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=91_Armoured_Car_Regiment(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="91 Armoured Car Regiment(SWATF) (page does not exist)">91 Armoured Car Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=91_Composite_Field_Regiment(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="91 Composite Field Regiment(SWATF) (page does not exist)">91 Composite Field Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=91_Engineers_Squadron(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="91 Engineers Squadron(SWATF) (page does not exist)">91 Engineers Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=91_Field_Ambulance(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="91 Field Ambulance(SWATF) (page does not exist)">91 Field Ambulance</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=91_Mobilisation_Centre(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="91 Mobilisation Centre(SWATF) (page does not exist)">91 Mobilisation Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=91_Technical_Workshop(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="91 Technical Workshop(SWATF) (page does not exist)">91 Technical Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=91_Maintenance_Workshop(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="91 Maintenance Workshop(SWATF) (page does not exist)">91 Maintenance Workshop</a></li> <li><i>Support Structures</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Logistics_Brigade_(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Logistics Brigade (SWATF) (page does not exist)">Logistics Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=SWA_Military_School_(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SWA Military School (SWATF) (page does not exist)">SWA Mil School</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=SWA_Military_Academy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SWA Military Academy (page does not exist)">SWA Military Academy</a></li> <li><i>Special Forces</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1_SWA_Specialist_Unit" title="1 SWA Specialist Unit">1 SWA Specialist Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2_SWA_Specialist_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2 SWA Specialist Unit (page does not exist)">2 SWA Specialist Unit</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1_SWA_Parachute_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1 SWA Parachute Battalion (page does not exist)">1 SWA Parachute Battalion</a></li> <li><i>Air Component</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1_SWA_Commando_Squadron_(SWATF)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1 SWA Commando Squadron (SWATF) (page does not exist)">1 SWA Commando Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alte_Feste_Commando" title="Alte Feste Commando">Alte Feste Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aranos_Commando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aranos Commando (page does not exist)">Aranos Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Auob_Commando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Auob Commando (page does not exist)">Auob Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo-Nossob_Commando" title="Bo-Nossob Commando">Bo-Nossob Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etosha_Commando" title="Etosha Commando">Etosha Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gobabis_Commando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gobabis Commando (page does not exist)">Gobabis Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grootfontein_Commando" title="Grootfontein Commando">Grootfontein Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hochi_Commando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hochi Commando (page does not exist)">Hochi Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karasburg_Commando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Karasburg Commando (page does not exist)">Karasburg Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keetmanshoop_Commando" title="Keetmanshoop Commando">Keetmanshoop Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maltahohe_Commando" title="Maltahohe Commando">Maltahohe Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariental_Commando" title="Mariental Commando">Mariental Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okanhanja_Commando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Okanhanja Commando (page does not exist)">Okanhanja Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omaruru_Commando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Omaruru Commando (page does not exist)">Omaruru Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oranjemund_Commando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oranjemund Commando (page does not exist)">Oranjemund Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otjiwarongo_Commando" title="Otjiwarongo Commando">Otjiwarongo Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outjo_Commando" title="Outjo Commando">Outjo Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rehoboth_Commando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rehoboth Commando (page does not exist)">Rehoboth Commando</a> (SWATF)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swakopmund_Commando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swakopmund Commando (page does not exist)">Swakopmund Commando</a> (SWATF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Union_Defence_Force_1912–1957" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Union_Defence_Force_(South_Africa)" title="Union Defence Force (South Africa)">Union Defence Force</a> 1912–1957</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Divisions" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Divisions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Infantry" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Infantry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Infantry_Division_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Infantry Division (South Africa)">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_South_African_Infantry_Division" title="2nd South African Infantry Division">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Division_(South_Africa)" title="3rd Infantry Division (South Africa)">3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Armoured</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Armoured_Division_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Armoured Division (South Africa) (page does not exist)">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Armoured_Division_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Armoured Division (South Africa)">6</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Brigades</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Infantry" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Infantry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Infantry_Brigade_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Infantry Brigade (South Africa)">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Brigade_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Infantry Brigade (South Africa)">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Brigade_(South_Africa)" title="3rd Infantry Brigade (South Africa)">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Infantry_Brigade_(South_Africa)" title="4th Infantry Brigade (South Africa)">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Infantry_Brigade_(South_Africa)" title="5th Infantry Brigade (South Africa)">5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Reserve_Brigade_(South_Africa)" title="First Reserve Brigade (South Africa)">1st Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Field_Bigade_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Field Bigade (South Africa) (page does not exist)">4th Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Madagascar" title="Battle of Madagascar">7th Motorised</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Armoured_Brigade_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Armoured Brigade (South Africa) (page does not exist)">1st Armoured</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_Field_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South African Field Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">Field Artillery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coast_Artillery_Brigade&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Coast Artillery Brigade (page does not exist)">Coast Artillery</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Citizens Batteries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Citizen_Battery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Citizen Battery (page does not exist)">1st Citizen Battery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Citizen_Battery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Citizen Battery (page does not exist)">2nd Citizen Battery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Citizen_Battery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Citizen Battery (page does not exist)">3rd Citizen Battery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Citizen_Battery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Citizen Battery (page does not exist)">4th Citizen Battery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Citizen_Battery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Citizen Battery (page does not exist)">5th Citizen Battery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Citizen_Battery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Citizen Battery (page does not exist)">6th Citizen Battery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Citizen_Battery&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Citizen Battery (page does not exist)">7th Citizen Battery</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_and_9th_Citizen_Batteries&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th and 9th Citizen Batteries (page does not exist)">8th and 9th Citizen Batteries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Military Districts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">1st (Cape Town)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">2nd (Port Elizabeth)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">3rd (East London)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">4th (Pietermaritzburg)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">5th (Durban)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">6th (Standerton)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">7th (Potchefstroom)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">8th (Johannesburg)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">9th (Pretoria)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">10th (Kroonstad)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">11th (Bloemfontein)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">12th (Prieska)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">13th (De Aar)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Military_District_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Military District (South Africa) (page does not exist)">14th (Worcester)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_African_Field_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South African Field Force (page does not exist)">South African Field Force</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pioneer_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pioneer Battalion (page does not exist)">Pioneer Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1_Mobile_Watch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1 Mobile Watch (page does not exist)">1 Mobile Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1_Medium_Regiment_SAA" class="mw-redirect" title="1 Medium Regiment SAA">1 Medium Regiment SAA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1_Special_Service_Battalion" title="1 Special Service Battalion">1 Special Service Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Fortress_Engineers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cape Fortress Engineers (page does not exist)">Cape Fortress Engineers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Light_Horse&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cape Light Horse (page does not exist)">Cape Light Horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Mounted_Riflemen" title="Cape Mounted Riflemen">Cape Mounted Riflemen</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Peninsular_Rifles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cape Peninsular Rifles (page does not exist)">Cape Peninsular Rifles</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Garrison_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cape Garrison Force (page does not exist)">Cape Garrison Force</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Coast_Defence_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cape Coast Defence Corps (page does not exist)">Cape Coast Defence Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Durban_Coast_Defence_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Durban Coast Defence Corps (page does not exist)">Durban Coast Defence Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regiment_Boland" title="Regiment Boland">Regiment Onse Jan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regiment_Kemp&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Regiment Kemp (page does not exist)">Regiment Kemp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transvaal_Cycle_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Transvaal Cycle Corps">Transvaal Cycle Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Province_Mounted_Rifles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Western Province Mounted Rifles (page does not exist)">Western Province Mounted Rifles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_Ordnance_Corps" title="South African Ordnance Corps">Ordnance Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Native_Military_Corps" title="Native Military Corps">Native Military Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Q_Services_Corps_(South_Africa)" title="Q Services Corps (South Africa)">Q Services Corps</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="World_War_I_1914–1918" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">World War I 1914–1918</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe Campaign 1914–1918</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a 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title="1st Infantry ACF (page does not exist)">1st Infantry ACF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Infantry_ACF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Infantry ACF (page does not exist)">2nd Infantry ACF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Infantry_ACF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Infantry ACF (page does not exist)">5th Infantry ACF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Infantry_ACF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Infantry ACF (page does not exist)">9th Infantry ACF</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">German South West Africa Campaign 1915</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="S.A.M.R._Regiments" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">S.A.M.R. 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(page does not exist)">4th Permanent Force Artillery Battery S.A.M.R.</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Transvaal_Horse_Artillery,_attached_S.A.M.R.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Transvaal Horse Artillery, attached S.A.M.R. (page does not exist)">Transvaal Horse Artillery, attached S.A.M.R.</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ammunition_Column_S.A.M.R.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ammunition Column S.A.M.R. 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Highlanders</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kimberly_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kimberly Regiment (page does not exist)">Kimberly Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transvaal_Scottish" class="mw-redirect" title="Transvaal Scottish">Transvaal Scottish</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Peninsula_Rifles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cape Peninsula Rifles (page does not exist)">Cape Peninsula Rifles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Witwatersrand_Rifles" class="mw-redirect" title="Witwatersrand Rifles">Witwatersrand Rifles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rand_Light_Infantry" title="Rand Light Infantry">Rand Light Infantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pretoria_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="Pretoria Regiment">Pretoria Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natal_Light_Horse" title="Natal Light Horse">Natal Light Horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natal_Carbineers" class="mw-redirect" title="Natal Carbineers">Natal Carbineers</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Volunteer_Militias_1903–1909" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Volunteer Militias 1903–1909</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Field_Artillery" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Field Artillery</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Natal_Field_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="Natal Field 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