12 Motorised Infantry Brigade (Namibia)

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12 Motorised Infantry Brigade
Country Namibia
TypeMotorised Infantry
SizeBrigade
Part ofNamibian Army
Garrison/HQKeetmanshoop, !Kharas
ColorsBlue, Yellow   
Commanders
General Officer CommandingBrigadier 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:

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[]

12 Motorised Infantry Brigade
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[]

  1. ^ a b "Change of command at 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade".
  2. ^ "Land Takes Centre Stage".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". www.mod.gov.na. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2XGhVjXwrI
  6. ^ Reporter, New Era Staff (21 February 2018). "Change of command at 12 Motorised Infantry Brigade".
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