The South African National Defence Force follows the British Army system of awarding battle honours to military units, to recognize the battles and campaigns in which they have fought with distinction. The following is a list of battle honours with descriptions and listing the units for each battle honour:
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Awarded to the Natal Carbineers |
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Awarded to the South African Police |
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Battle Honours awarded to the Transvaal Scottish |
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Awarded to Cape Town Rifles |
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Awarded to General de la Rey Regiment |
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The South African Army is the principal land warfare force of South Africa, a part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), along with the South African Air Force, South African Navy and South African Military Health Service. The Army is commanded by the Chief of the Army, who is subordinate to the Chief of the SANDF.
The South African 3rd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the South African Army during World War II.
The Solomon Mahlangu Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the South African Army.
The Cape Town Highlanders is a reserve mechanised infantry regiment of the South African Army.
The Durban Light Infantry is a Motorised Infantry regiment of the South African Army. It lost its status as a Mechanised infantry regiment in 2010 in line with the rationalisation of resources. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit.
The Ingobamakhosi Carbineers is an infantry unit of the South African Army.
The South African Army Infantry Formation supervises all infantry within the South African Army.
The Chief Langalibalele Rifles is a reserve infantry regiment of the South African Army.
The General Jan Smuts Regiment is a reserve mechanised infantry regiment of the South African Army.
The Queen Nandi Mounted Rifles is a reserve armoured regiment of the South African Army.
The Umvoti Mounted Rifles is an armoured regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It is part of the South African Army Armour Formation and is based in the town of Pinetown.
The Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment is a reserve artillery regiment of the South African Army and part of the South African Army Artillery Formation.
South Africa has a number of Traditional Regiments. These are mostly South African Army Reserve Force regiments that were established either under previous colonial governments or by the Apartheid regime and which have continued to exist by accepting the authority of the government-of-the-day - be it colonial, union, Apartheid, or fully democratic.
The Chief Makhanda Regiment is a reserve air assault infantry regiment of the South African Army.
The South African 1st Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World Wars I and II. During World War I, the brigade served as a British formation in Egypt and on the Western Front, most famously the Battle of Delville Wood. It was reactivated at the start of the Second World War as a South African formation and served in East Africa and the Western Desert; the brigade disbanded on 1 January 1943.
The 2nd South African Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the army of the Union of South Africa during World War II. The Brigade formed part of the 1st South African Infantry Division and was formed on 13 August 1940. It served in East Africa and the Western Desert and was disbanded on 1 January 1943.
1 Medical Battalion Group is a Medical Battalion in the South African Medical Health Services (SAMHS), part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The unit falls under the command of the Mobile Military Health Formation. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It is based in the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
This page details the South African Army order of battle in 1940, before and after the formation of expeditionary forces.
4th SA Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the South African Army, during World War One.
On Thursday, 20 February, the Chief of the SANDF, General Solly Shoke, awarded Battle Honours to the units that were involved in The Battle of Bangui. The Battle Honours were conferred to 1 Parachute Battalion, 5 Reconnaissance Regiment and 7 Medical Battalion in a ceremony prior to the Armed Forces Day. These units were allowed to march with their Battle Honours for the first time on the Armed Forces Day parade.