| 118 Battalion | |
|---|---|
 118 Battalion emblem | |
| Country |
 South Africa |
| Branch |
 South Africa Army |
| Type | Motorised infantry |
| Part of | South African Army Infantry Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Ellisras, Northern Transvaal now Lephalale, Limpopo Province |
| Motto(s) | Bogale |
| Equipment | Buffel APC, Samil 20 |
| Insignia | |
| Company level Inisgnia |
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| SA Motorised Infantry beret bar circa 1992 |
  SA Motorised Infantry beret bar |
118 South African Infantry Battalion was a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
History[]
Origin of the black battalions[]
By the late 1970s the South African government had abandoned its opposition to arming black soldiers within the SADF.[1]
By early 1979, the government approved a plan to form a number of regional African battalions, each with a particular ethnic identity, which would serve in their homeland or under regional SADF commands. [2]
Location of the 100 Battalions in relation to their respective homelands
Development of the Lebowa Defence Force[]
Two addition Northern Sotho Battalions were established, the 117 and the 118. Troops for 118 SA Battalion were recruited from the self-governing territory of Lebowa.
Higher Command[]
118 Battalion resorted under the command of Group 14 from Potgietersrus.
Deployments[]
118 Battalion was utilised to patrol the Botswana border but was also stationed at Mtubatuba in Kwa Zulu Natal for border patrols in that region.
Disbandment[]
2006.
Insignia[]
Notes[]
References[]
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