12 Motorised Infantry Brigade (Namibia)
12 Motorised Infantry Brigade | |
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Country | Namibia |
Type | Motorised Infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | Namibian Army |
Garrison/HQ | Keetmanshoop, !Kharas |
Colors | Blue, Yellow |
Commanders | |
General Officer Commanding | Brigadier General Aktofel Nambahu |
12 Motorised Infantry Brigade (pronounced as One Two Motorised Infantry Brigade) is a brigade of the Namibian Army based at Keetmanshoop.[1] The prefix "12" is taken from 12 May 1929, Namibia's first president's birthday day. The brigade is responsible for the defence of the southern areas of Namibia. Its subordinate units are situated in the Omaheke, Hardap, Karas and Erongo regions.
Equipment[]
The Brigade uses the following equipment:
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- Toyota Hilux
- Ural Trucks
Units[]
The standard Namibian Infantry Brigade consists of a bde Headquarters, a transport coy, logistics coy and a medical coy supporting three Infantry battalions an artillery regiment and an air defence regiment.
- 124 Battalion
-Based in
- 125 Battalion
-Based in Walvis Bay
- 126 Battalion
-Based in Gobabis
- 12 Artillery Regiment
Leadership[]
From | General Officer Commanding | To |
Unknown date | Brigadier General George Kalomho[2] | Unknown date |
2010 | Brigadier General Bernard Nkawa[3] | 25 February 2014 |
25 February 2014 | Brigadier General Peter Nghipunyati Nghilukilwa[4][1] | 2016 |
2016 | Brigadier General Epimacus Tshavuka [5] | 2018 |
2018 | Brigadier General Kashindi Eusebius ya Kashindi [6] | 2018 |
2018 | Brigadier General Joel Kapala | 2020 |
2020 | Brigadier General Aktofel Nambahu | Incumbent |
References[]
- ^ a b "Change of command at 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade".
- ^ "Land Takes Centre Stage".
- ^ www.omalaetiit.com, Omalaeti Technologies, Namibia. "Army base at Keetmanshoop gets new commander". Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.mod.gov.na. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2XGhVjXwrI
- ^ Reporter, New Era Staff (21 February 2018). "Change of command at 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade".
Categories:
- Military of Namibia
- Infantry brigades
- Military units and formations established in 1999
- 1999 establishments in Namibia