Marico Commando
Marico Commando | |
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Type | Infantry |
Role | Light Infantry |
Size | One Battalion |
Part of | South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve |
Garrison/HQ | Marico |
Marico Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve.
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History[]
Origin[]
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Operations[]
With the Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek[]
Anglo Boer War[]
The unit was part of the Siege of Mafeking.
With the UDF[]
By 1902 all Commando remnants were under British military control and disarmed.
By 1912, however previous Commando members could join shooting associations.
By 1940, such commandos were under control of the National Reserve of Volunteers.
These commandos were formally reactivated by 1948.
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With the SADF[]
During this era, this commandos main activities includes area force protection, search and cordones as well as stock theft control assistance to the rural police.
With the SANDF[]
Disbandment[]
This unit, along with all other Commando units was disbanded after a decision by South African President Thabo Mbeki to disband all Commando Units.[1][2] The Commando system was phased out between 2003 and 2008 "because of the role it played in the apartheid era", according to the Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula.[3]
Unit Insignia[]
![SADF era Marico Commando insignia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/SADF_era_Marico_Commando_insignia.jpg/500px-SADF_era_Marico_Commando_insignia.jpg)
Leadership[]
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References[]
- ^ Col L B van Stade, Senior Staff Officer Rationalisation, SANDF (1997). "Rationalisation in the SANDF: The Next Challenge". Institute for Security Studies. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ "About the Commando system". Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
- ^ de Lange, Deon. "South Africa: Commandos Were 'Hostile to New SA'". Cape Argus. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
See also[]
- South African Commando System
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Group 2 (HQ Oudtshoorn) |
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Group 3 (collapsed into other groups) |
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Group 17 (HQ Midvaal) |
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Group 18 (HQ Doornkop) |
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Group 20 (HQ Mmabatho) |
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Group 22 (HQ Diskobolos) |
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Group 23 (HQ Upington) |
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Group 24 (HQ Kroonstad) |
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Group 25 (HQ Bethlehem) |
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Group 26 (HQ, Jacobsdal) |
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Group 28 (collapsed into other groups) |
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Group 29 (collapsed into other groups) |
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Group 30 (HQ Potchefstroom) |
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Group 31 (HQ Wellington) |
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Group 32 (HQ Graaff-Reinet) |
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Group 33 (HQ Nelspruit) |
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Group 34 (HQ Welkom) |
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Group 35 (HQ Bloemfontein) |
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Group 36 (HQ Tempe/Ladybrand) |
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Group 39 (HQ Queenstown) |
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Group 40 (HQ Wingsfield) |
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Group 41 (HQ Primrose) |
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Group 42 (HQ Lenz) |
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Group 46 (HQ Umtata) |
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