Regiment Skoonspruit
Regiment Skoonspruit |
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Active |
1966 – 1999 |
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Country |
South Africa |
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Allegiance |
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Branch |
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Type |
Infantry |
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Role |
Motorised Infantry |
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Size |
One Battalion |
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Part of |
South African Infantry Corps Army Conventional Reserve |
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Garrison/HQ |
Orkney, North West Province |
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Motto |
Robore et Vigilantia |
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Disbanded |
July 1999[1] |
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Regiment Skoonspruit 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.
History
This Regiment was formed in 1966.
The first commander was Cmdt Kruger followed by Cmdt Roodt, Cmdt Jacobs and Lt. Col Campher.
The unit was disbanded in 1999.
References
South African Army Units |
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| | | Joint Operations Division | Joint Tactical Headquarters |
- Nine Joint Operational Tactical HQs (one per province) (eg Joint Tactical HQ Limpopo)
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| Divisions and Brigades | |
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| Armoured Formation (SAAAF) | |
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| Infantry Formation (SAAIF) | Parachute Infantry | |
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| Air Assault | |
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| Seaborne | |
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| Light Infantry |
- Regular
- 21 SAI
- Reserve
- RLI
- Regiment Oos Rand
- Regiment Paul Kruger
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| Mechanised Infantry | |
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| Motorised Infantry | |
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| Artillery Formation | |
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| Engineer Formation (SAAEF) | Regular |
- HQ
- SOE
- 2 Field Regt
- 35 Support Regt
- 1 Const Regt
- ETIU
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| Reserve | |
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| Air Defence Artillery Formation |
- 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 10th Anti-Aircraft Regiment
- 7th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (1969-97)
- CGA
- Regiment Oos Transvaal
- Regiment Vaalriver
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| Training Formation | |
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| Support Formation |
- Army Support Bases (Eastern Cape, Johannesburg, Kimberley, KZN, Limpopo, Potcheftstroom, Western Cape, Mpumalanga)
- Mobilisation Centre
- Main Ordnance Depot
- National Ceremonial Guard
- 15 Maint Unit
- Other Maintenance Units
- 37 Field Workshop SAOSC
- Other Field Workshops
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| Special Forces Brigade | |
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| Signals Formation | Regular |
- 1 Sig Regt
- 2 Sig Regt
- 3 Sig Regt
- 4 Sig Regt
- 5 Sig Regt
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| Reserve |
- 71 Sigs Unit
- 84 Sigs Unit
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| Disbanded Units | Commands | |
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| Corps | |
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| Divisions | |
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| Brigades |
- 16 Brigade
- 17 Brigade
- 18 Brigade
- 19 Brigade
- 20 Brigade
- 71 Motorised Brigade
- 72 Motorised Brigade
- 73 Motorised Brigade
- 74 Brigade
- 75 Brigade
- 81 Armoured Brigade
- 82 Mechanised Brigade
- 83 Brigade
- 84 Motorised Brigade
- 10 Artillery Brigade
- Other brigades
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| Other | |
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