Regiment Highveld
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.
History
Origins
Regiment Highveld[1] was formed in Middelburg on the 1 January 1960, it also stationed a rear HQ in the town of Nelspruit.
The Regiment originally wore the infantry bokkop but the lion rampant emblem was adopted by 1965.
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
SADF Regiment Highveld insignia
References
South African Army Units |
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Armoured Formation (SAAAF) | |
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Infantry Formation (SAAIF) | Training | |
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Parachute Infantry | |
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Air Assault Infantry | |
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Seaborne Infantry | |
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Light Infantry | |
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Mechanised Infantry | |
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Motorised Infantry | |
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Air Defence Artillery Formation | |
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Engineer Formation | |
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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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Signals Formation | Regular |
- 1 Signal Regt
- 2 Signal Regt
- 3 Signal Regt
- 4 Signal Regt
- 5 Signal Regt
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Reserve | 6 Signal Regt
7 Signal Group
11 Field Postal Unit
- 71 Signals Unit
- 84 Signal Unit
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SADF Homeland Battalions | |
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SADF Military Areas | |
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SADF Commando System | |
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SADF State Presidents Guard | |
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SADF Mobilisation Units |
- 14 Reception Depot
- 15 Reception Depot
- 16 Reception Depot
- 17 Reception Depot
- 19 Reception Depot
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- 1 BDF Infantry Battalion
- 2 BDF Infantry Battalion
- BDF Parachute Battalion
- BDF Military School
- BDF Special Forces
- 1 BDF Military Area
- 2 BDF Military Area
- 3 BDF Military Area
- BDF Signals Unit
- BDF Bafokeng base
- BDF Mankwe base
- BDF Odi base
- BDF Thaba'Nchu base
- BDF Taung base
- BDF Air Wing
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- VDF Headquarters Sibasa
- 1 VDF Battalion Manenu
- 2 VDF Battalion Maunavhathu
- VDF Vuwani Military Base
- VDF Signals Unit
- VDF Air Wing
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- 1 CDF Battalion
- CDF Special Forces
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- 1 TDF Battalion
- TDF Special Forces
- TDF Mounted Battalion
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Volunteers of Union of South Africa World War 1 Europe Campaign 1914-1918 | |
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Volunteers of Union of South Africa World War 1 East Africa Campaign 1914-1915 |
- 1st Infantry ACF
- 2nd Infantry ACF
- 5th Infantry ACF
- 9th Infantry ACF
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