Regiment Highveld

Regiment Highveld
	Regiment Highveld emblem
Active	1960
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa ;
Branch	South African Army ;
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)

Last updated May 04, 2019

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.

A regiment is a military unit. Their role and size varies markedly, depending on the country and the arm of service.

The South African Army is the army of South Africa, first formed 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 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.

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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.

Middelburg is a city and municipality in the south-western Netherlands serving as the capital of the province of Zeeland. Situated on the central peninsula of the Zeeland province, Midden-Zeeland, it has a population of about 48,000.

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

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References

↑ The War In Angola. "South African Unit Profiles". warinangola.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.

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[warinangola-1] The War In Angola. "South African Unit Profiles". warinangola.com. Retrieved 2016-12-14.