| Regiment Erongo | |
|---|---|
 SWATF 912 Battalion emblem | |
| Active | 1980 |
| Disbanded | 1990–91 |
| Country |
 Namibia,  South Africa |
| Allegiance |
South Africa |
| Branch |
 South Africa Army, |
| Type | Motorised Infantry |
| Part of | South West African Territorial Force |
| Motto(s) | Usque Ad Finem “To the very end” |
| Equipment | Casspir |
| Insignia | |
| Part of the South West African Territorial Force |
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| SWATF Regiment Erongo beret badge |
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Regiment Erongo was a quick-reaction unit of the South West African Territorial Force.[1]
History[]
Regiment Erongo was formed in January 1980 as 912 Battalion and part of 91 Brigade of the South West Africa Territory Force.[2] 91 SWA Brigade was a Reaction Force with its base at Windhoek, in sector 40. It acted as a mobile reserve to support SWATF operations in Sectors 20 in northern Namibia and was modelled on the SADF motorised brigade.
912 Battalion was part of 91 Brigade
2 SWA Specialist Unit was formed in 1987 out of the parachute company of Regiment Erongo.
Regiment Erongo was disbanded upon the independence of Namibia in 1990-91.[2]
Roll of Honour[]
05 Mar 1980: 72208721BT Rifleman Johannes Jacobus Maass from Regiment Erongo was Killed in Action during a contact with PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland. He was 24.
See also[]
Notes[]
References[]
- Snyman, PHR (1989). "Beeld Van Die SWA Gebiedsmag". Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141107074052/http://www.abebooks.co.uk/Beeld-SWA-Gebiedsmag-Snyman-P.H.R-Openbare/4596576505/bd.
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.
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