africa

[Canadian Army]

Welcome to the boards Kharne07. I have been working on a South Africa OOB for sometime here is a rough outline of what I came up with (not a lot of material out there on the SADF).

7 SA Division
By 1985, 7 SA Division mustered 71 Motorized and 82 Mechanized Brigades. 72 Motorized was under command of 8 SA Division and 73 Motorised Brigade had apparently been disbanded. The division took part in numerous training exercises at the SA Army Battle School at Lohatlha in the Northern Cape from 1978. The division’s major exercise was Kwiksilwer, involving 72 Brigade and the divisional headquarters in 1987. The division’s brigades were disbanded in 1992 and the battalions and regiments came to answer directly to the divisional headquarters, the thinking was that these would be grouped into task forces as required. The concept was never put to a serious test. The formation was also renamed 7 SA Division. The division reverted to a more conventional organization from April 1, 1997, when its former units became 73 Brigade, those of 8 SA Division formed 74 Brigade and that of 9 SA Division became 75 Brigade.

7 SA Division Headquarters

• 17 Signals Group
• 17 Medical Battalion Group
• 17 Provost Company

7 Artillery Brigade

• 7 Locating Regiment
• 4 Artillery Regiment
• 10 Air Defense Regiment

7 Engineer Brigade

• 2 Field Engineer Regiment
• 19 Engineer Regiment
• 35 Engineer Support Regiment
• 1 Construction Engineer Regiment
• 18 Maintenance Unit
• 18 Field Workshop, TSC

81 Armored Brigade

• 1 South African Tank Regiment
• 1 Special Service Battalion (Armored Car)
• 2 Special Service Battalion (Armored Car)

73 Motorized Brigade

• 71 Brigade Headquarters
• 2 South African Infantry Battalion
• 4 South African Infantry Battalion
• 5 South African Infantry Battalion

74 Motorized Brigade

1. 72 Brigade Headquarters
2. 7 South African Infantry Battalion
3. 10 South African Infantry Battalion
4. 14 South African Infantry Battalion

75 Motorized Brigade

• 46 Brigade Headquarters
• 15 South African Infantry Battalion
• 21 South African Infantry Battalion
• 121 South African Infantry Battalion

8 SA Division
8 SA Division was established as an armored formation on August 1, 1974, consisting of 81 Armored Brigade, 82 Mechanized Brigade and 84 Motorized Brigade. It was, in many respects, a mirror of 7 SA Division. By 1985, 8 SA Division consisted of 81 Armored Brigade, 84 Motorized Brigade and 72 Motorized Brigade. 82 Mechanized Brigade was under command of 7 SA Division. The division’s brigades were disbanded in 1992 and the battalions and regiments came to answer directly to the divisional headquarters, these would be grouped into task forces as required. The formation was also renamed 8 SA Division.

8 SA Division Headquarters

• 13 Signals Group
• 44 Medical Battalion Group
• 18 Provost Company

44 Parachute Brigade

• 1 Parachute Battalion, 44 Parachute Regiment
• 2 Parachute Battalion, 44 Parachute Regiment (Reserve Force)
• 3 Parachute Battalion, 44 Parachute Regiment (Reserve Force)
• 44 Pathfinder Platoon
• 101 Air Supply Unit

Task Force Yankee

• Task Force Headquarters
• 33 Mechanized Infantry Battalion Group
• 6 South African Infantry Battalion

Task Force X-Ray

1. Task Force Headquarters
2. 61 Mechanized Infantry Battalion Group
3. 1 South African Infantry Battalion
4. 8 South African Infantry Battalion

Special Forces Brigade (Separate)

• 1 Special Forces Regiment
• 4 Special Forces Regiment
• 5 Special Forces Regiment
• 1 Maintenance Unit

South African Defense Force, Reserve Force

South African Armored Corps

• Pretoria Regiment
• Natal Mounted Rifles
• Regiment President Steyn
• Regiment Mooirivier

Armored Car

• Umvoti Mounted Rifles
• Light Horse Regiment
• Regiment Oranjerivier

South African Infantry Corps

• Infantry

• First City Regiment
• Prince Alfred's Guard
• Regiment Boland
• Regiment Skoonspruit
• Internal Stability

• Rand Light Infantry
• Regiment Oos Rand
• Regiment Paul Kruger
• Mechanized Infantry

• 1st Battalion, Regiment de la Rey
• 1st Battalion, Regiment Northern Transvaal
• Cape Town Highlanders
• Durban Light Infantry
• Regiment Westelike Provincie
• Witwatersrand Rifles
• Motorized Infantry

• Regiment Botha
• Regiment Christiaan Beyers
• Johannesburg Regiment
• South African Irish Regiment
• Transvaal Scottish Regiment
• Tshwane Regiment
• Buffalo Volunteer Rifles
• Cape Town Rifles (Duke's)
• Durban Regiment
• Kimberley Regiment
• Natal Carbineers
• Regiment Bloemspruit
• Regiment Piet Retief

South African Artillery

• Cape Field Artillery
• Natal Field Artillery
• Transvaal Horse Artillery
• Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit
• Transvaalse Staatsartillerie
• Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment
• Pretoria Highlanders
• Cape Garrison Artillery
• Regiment Oos Transvaal
• Regiment Vaalriver
• Cape Garrison Artillery

South African Anti-Aircraft

• 6 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

South African Engineer Corps

• 3 Field Engineer Regiment
• 6 Field Engineer Regiment
• 19 Field Engineer Regiment

Commandos
The South African Commando System is a voluntary, part-time force of the South African Army. Each Commando is responsible for the safeguarding and protection of a specific community (both rural or urban). The Commandos are formally under the authority of the regional commands of the army but are organized and deployed in a tradition similar to that of the National Guard in the United States. Originally volunteers trained for quick-response to local emergencies, they were used to quell unrest during the apartheid era; in the 1990s, Commando units are assigned to guard important installations, such as industrial plants, oil refineries, communication centers, and transportation facilities. Commandos generally serve a total of 1,000 active-duty days over a ten- or twelve-year period. In emergencies, the period of active duty is increased in increments of fifty days. Urban Commando units are generally organized into a single urban battalion. Rural Commando units are sometimes organized into a regional battalion.