Regiment North Natal Regiment North Natal emblem
Active 1950 Allegiance Branch Size Battalion Part of Garrison/HQ PaulPietersburg, Vryheid, Newcastle Motto(s) Libertatem tenemus (Hold Freedom) Battle honours
First Officer Commanding Commandant Willie Stumph Last Officer Commanding Lt Colonel Ferdie Alberts
Regiment North Natal was an infantry battalion of the South African Army . As a reserve force unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit.
History
Regiment North Natal was established in the 1950s at Paulpietersburg and named originally as Regiment Smuts.[ 1]
SADF Regiment Smuts beret badge
The regiment was renamed Regiment North Natal in 1961 and its headquarters was moved to Vryheid . Members served in Owamboland in northern South West Africa from 1976 to 1980.
The headquarters was finally moved again to Newcastle around 1980.
Border War
The regiment served in numerous deployments in the Border War in SWA/Namibia where 4 active companies and about 800 Citizen Force members served in the operational and border areas.
Democratic elections of 1994
In 1994 the regiment provided reaction force support to the police for South Africa's first democratic elections.
Disbandment
Regiment North Natal was disbanded in 1997.[ 2]
Battle honours
Freedom of the City
Freedom of Vryheid in 1961.
Leadership
Regimental emblems
Dress Insignia
SADF era Regiment North Natal insignia
Roll of Honour
References
South African Army Units
Training Parachute Infantry Air Assault Infantry Seaborne Infantry Light Infantry Mechanised Infantry Motorised Infantry
Army Support Bases (Eastern Cape , Johannesburg, Kimberley, KZN, Limpopo, Potcheftstroom, Western Cape, Mpumalanga)
Mobilisation Centre
Main Ordnance Depot
National Ceremonial Guard
Logistical Support Unit
General Andrew Masondo Maintenance Unit
Madiba Bay Maintenance Unit
15 Maint Unit
Other Maintenance Units
Doman Field Workshop
General Sipho Binda Field Workshop
Sabelo Phama Field Workshop
Chris Hani Field Workshop
Sekhukhune Field Workshop
Ngungunyane Field Workshop
Other Field Workshops
Regular
1 Signal Regt
2 Signal Regt
3 Signal Regt
4 Signal Regt
5 Signal Regt
Reserve 6 Signal Regt
Gauteng Reserve Signal Unit
11 Field Postal Unit
Western Cape Signal Unit
Kwa-Zulu Natal Signal Unit
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Field Engineer
1 Field Engineer Regiment
4 Field Engineer Regiment
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Boschhoek
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Bantustan Defence Forces (1977/1981–1994)
Bophuthatswana Defence Force 1977–1994
1 BDF Infantry Battalion
2 BDF Infantry Battalion
BDF Parachute Battalion
BDF Military School
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1 CDF Battalion
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1 TDF Battalion
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Citizens Batteries
1st Citizen Battery
2nd Citizen Battery
3rd Citizen Battery
4th Citizen Battery
5th Citizen Battery
6th Citizen Battery
7th Citizen Battery
8th and 9th Citizen Batteries
Military Districts
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2nd (Port Elizabeth)
3rd (East London)
4th (Pietermaritzburg)
5th (Durban)
6th (Standerton)
7th (Potchefstroom)
8th (Johannesburg)
9th (Pretoria)
10th (Kroonstad)
11th (Bloemfontein)
12th (Prieska)
13th (De Aar)
14th (Worcester)
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