Keetmanshoop Commando
Keetmanshoop Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South West Africa Territorial Force. It formed part of the Area Force Units as well as the Territorial Reserve.
| Keetmanshoop Commando | |
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 Keetmanshoop Commando Are Force Unit emblem | |
| Active | -1989 |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Republic of South Africa |
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| Branch | |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light Infantry |
| Size | One Battalion |
| Part of | South West Africa Territorial Force Army Territorial Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Keetmanshoop South West Africa, now Namibia |
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History
Origin
Keetmanshoop Commando was one of 26 Area Force Units, similar to the localised territorial force concept of area bound commandos in South Africa. These units were set in particular sectors of South West Africa mainly from the farming community.[1]
Operations
Keetmanshoop Commando / Area Force Unit with SWATF Sector 60 Area Force Units
Disbandment
This unit, along with all other South West Africa Territorial Force units was disbanded with the independence of Namibia from South Africa and was announced around December 1988.[2]
Unit Insignia
SWATF era Keetmanshoop Commando Area Force Unit insignia
References
- http://www.warinangola.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1481
- Hampson. F.O. Nurturing peace why peace settlements succeed or fail US Institute of Peace Washington DC, 1996 ISBN 1-878379-55-0
See also
South African Commandos | |
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| Group 1 (HQ Kelvin) | |
| Group 2 (HQ Oudtshoorn) |
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| Group 3 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 4 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 5 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 6 (HQ Port Elizabeth) | |
| Group 7 (HQ Grahamstown) |
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| Group 8 (HQ East London) | |
| Group 9 (HQ Pietermaritzburg) |
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| Group 10 (HQ Montclair, Durban) | |
| Group 11 (HQ Dundee) | |
| Group 12 (HQ Ermelo) | |
| Group 13 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 14 (HQ Pietersburg) |
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| Group 15 (HQ Thaba Tshwane) | |
| Group 16 (HQ Marievale) |
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| Group 17 (HQ Midvaal) | |
| Group 18 (HQ Doornkop) | |
| Group 19 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 20 (HQ Mmabatho) | |
| Group 21 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 22 (HQ Diskobolos) | |
| Group 23 (HQ Upington) |
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| Group 24 (HQ Kroonstad) | |
| Group 25 (HQ Bethlehem) | |
| Group 26 (HQ, Jacobsdal) | |
| Group 27 (HQ Eshowe) | |
| Group 28 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 29 (collapsed into other groups) | |
| Group 30 (HQ Potchefstroom) | |
| Group 31 (HQ Wellington) | |
| Group 32 (HQ Graaff-Reinet) | |
| Group 33 (HQ Nelspruit) | |
| Group 34 (HQ Welkom) | |
| Group 35 (HQ Bloemfontein) | |
| Group 36 (HQ Tempe/Ladybrand) |
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| Group 39 (HQ Queenstown) | |
| Group 40 (HQ Wingsfield) | |
| Group 41 (HQ Primrose) | |
| Group 42 (HQ Lenz) |
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| Group 46 (HQ Umtata) |
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| Walvis Bay Military Area | |
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