Regiment Highveld
Regiment Highveld | |
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Active | 1960 |
Country | South Africa |
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Type | Infantry |
Role | Light Infantry |
Size | One Battalion |
Part of | South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve |
Garrison/HQ | Middelburg, 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.
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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.
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References[]
- ^ The War In Angola. "South African Unit Profiles". warinangola.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- South Africa portal
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