The South African Army is the ground warfare branch of South African National Defence Force. Its roots can be traced to its formation after the Union of South Africa was created in 1910. The South African military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by Boer Commando (militia) forces, reinforced by the Afrikaners' historical distrust of large standing armies. It then fought as part of the wider British effort in both World War I and World War II, but afterwards was cut off from its long-standing Commonwealth ties with the ascension to power of the National Party in South Africa in 1948. The army was involved in a long and bitter counter-insurgency campaign in Namibia from 1966 to 1990. It also played a key role in controlling sectarian political violence inside South Africa during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The South African Army Infantry Formation supervises all infantry within the South African Army.
1 Special Service Battalion is an armoured regiment of the South African Army and only one of two such in its regular force. The Regiment is based at Tempe near Bloemfontein.
The General Botha Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the South African Army. The Regiment was named after General Louis Botha, the first prime minister of South Africa.
1 South African Infantry Battalion is a mechanized infantry unit of the South African Army.
The Mapungubwe Regiment {formerly Regiment Christiaan Beyers) is a reserve infantry regiment of the South African Army. It traces its history as far back as 1939, and fought in the Second World War, and the Border War after 1966. It was renamed in August 2019.
2 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
4 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
7 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
5 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
8 South African Infantry Battalion is a mechanized infantry unit of the South African Army. The battalion is equipped with Ratel Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) used for fast transport and combat mobility across rough ground. Support weapons for mechanized infantry are also provided with motorized transport, or are built directly into these IFVs, in order to keep pace with the IFVs in combat. The battalion was raised at Upington in the Northern Cape in 1973, and assigned to the Infantry Formation.
15 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
121 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
14 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
9 South African Infantry Division was a formation of the South African Army, active in the early 1990s.
113 Battalion was a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
151 South African Infantry Battalion was a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
115 South African Infantry Battalion was a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
The Bophuthatswana Defence Force was established on 6 December 1977 from trainees of the South African Defence Force. It was the defence force of the Republic of Bophuthatswana, a nominally independent bantustan during the Apartheid era of South Africa.
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