913 Battalion (SWATF)

Regiment Namutoni/913 Battalion
SWATF 913 Battalion/Regiment Namuntoni emblem
Active	1980
Country	Namibia,   South Africa
Allegiance	South Africa
Branch	South African Army,
Type	Infantry
Part of	South West African Territorial Force
Garrison/HQ	Namutoni
Equipment	Casspir, Buffel
Insignia
Part of the South West African Territorial Force
Cap badge

913 Battalion was part of 91 South West African Brigade. ^[1]

History

This unit was formed in 1980 at Namutoni situated 114 km kilometers northwest of Tsumeb. 91 SWA Brigade was the Reaction Force with its base in Windhoek in Sector 40. It acted as a mobile reserve to support SWATF operations in sectors 10 and in northern Namibia and was modeled on SADF motorised brigade.

913 Battalion was part 91 Brigade

Operational area

The Battalions main operational area was Owamboland.

Roll of Honour

• 23 Mar 1980: 71260731BT Corporal Renier Stephanus van Zyl from Regiment Namutoni SWATF was Killed in Action during a contact with PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland. He was 24.

See also

• Namibian War of Independence
• South African Border War

References

1. "Introducing the SWATF" (PDF). Financial Mail (Supplement). 10 July 1987. pp. 44–47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2018.

• Snyman, PHR (1989). "Beeld Van Die SWA Gebiedsmag". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07.

Further reading

• Helmoed-Romer Heitman (Author), Paul Hannon (Illustrator), Modern African Wars (3): South-West Africa (Men-At-Arms Series, 242), Osprey Publishing (November 28, 1991) ISBN   1-85532-122-X.