151 SA Infantry Battalion | |
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Active | 1980–1994 |
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Branch |
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Type | Motorised infantry |
Part of | South African Army Infantry Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Phuthaditjhaba |
Motto(s) | “Kopano” |
Equipment | Buffel APC, Samil 20 |
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Company level Inisgnia |
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SA Motorised Infantry beret bar circa 1992 |
![]() SA Motorised Infantry beret bar |
151 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.[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 either serve in their homelands or under regional SADF commands. This led to the formation of 151 Battalion for the Southern Sothos.[2]

Location of the 100 Battalions in relation to their respective homelands
Troops for 151 SA Battalion were recruited from the self-governing territory of Qwaqwa.[3]
Higher Command[]
151 Battalion resorted under the command of Group 36.
The battalion was responsible for patrolling the border between Lesotho and South Africa.
Disbandment[]
151 SA Battalion was disbanded around 1994 and members were assimilated into 1 South African Infantry Battalion and the new SANDF.
Insignia[]
Notes[]
Peled, A. A question of Loyalty Military Manpower Policy in Multiethinic States, Cornell University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8014-3239-1 Chapter 2: South Africa: From Exclusion to Inclusion
References[]
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