Regiment Highveld

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Regiment Highveld
SADF Regiment Highveld shoulder flash.jpg
Regiment Highveld emblem
Active1960
Country South Africa
Allegiance
  •  Republic of South Africa
Branch
  •  South African Army
TypeInfantry
RoleLight Infantry
SizeOne Battalion
Part ofSouth African Infantry Corps
Army Territorial Reserve
Garrison/HQMiddelburg, Nelspruit
Motto(s)"Staan Ferm" (Stand Firm)

Regiment Highveld was a motorised infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation. As a reserve unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a present-day British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit.

History[]

Origins[]

Regiment Highveld[1] was formed in Middelburg on 1 January 1960, it also stationed a rear HQ in the town of Nelspruit.

The Regiment originally wore the infantry bokkop but the lion rampant emblem was adopted by 1965.

Role and operations[]

Regiment Highveld was utilized in a motorized infantry role and deployed on internal security duties on a regular basis.

Disbandment[]

Regiment Highveld was disbanded in 1997.

Insignia[]

Dress Insignia[]

SADF era Regiment Highveld insignia

References[]

  1. ^ The War In Angola. "South African Unit Profiles". warinangola.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.


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