Sadf commandant

    SADF Commandant Early Type Shoulder Rank. Condition as per photo.   PAYMENT OPTIONS BANK TRANSFER, CASH DEPOSIT, PAYPAL SHIPPING OPTIONS R60 FOR COURIER DELIVERY NO PERSONAL COLLECTION OF ITEMS      

    SADF Commandant Ceremonial Shoulder Board Ranks. Condition as per photo.   PAYMENT OPTIONS BANK TRANSFER, CASH DEPOSIT, PAYPAL SHIPPING OPTIONS R60 FOR COURIER DELIVERY NO PERSONAL COLLECTION OF ITEMS      

Buy SADF Commandant Rank Shoulder Epaulettes - Different Variations for R225.00

Buy SADF COMMANDANT EPAULETTE SET - ALL PINS ---RARE for R350.00

Buy Pair of SADF Commandant rank epaulettes - Field dress - Faded for R200.00

  SADF - Nutria SAAF Commandant Rank Board Pair Exact images of the item/s on Auction: Good Condition Registered Mail @ R 55.00 (Combine at no extra cost) Postnet to Postnet @ R 100.00 (Combine at no extra cost) Please have a look at all our other items.

    SADF Medical Services Commandant Small Velcro Backed Ranks. Condition as per photo.   PAYMENT OPTIONS BANK TRANSFER, CASH DEPOSIT, PAYPAL SHIPPING OPTIONS R60 FOR COURIER DELIVERY NO PERSONAL COLLECTION OF ITEMS      

Commandant Generals Medal/SADF Champion Shot Medal Miniature Ribbon per 6"(150mm) piece

SADF Nutria Commandant Shoulder rank   Note: These items are not new and are sold second hand and as is. See photo of the condition.

  SADF - Air Force Commandant Slip on Ranks Exact images of the item/s on Auction: Good Condition Registered Mail @ R 55.00 (Combine at no extra cost) Postnet to Postnet @ R 100.00 (Combine at no extra cost) Please have a look at all our other items.

 SADF 1 Signal Regiment plaque issued to Commandant P.J. Botha 1974

 SADF 1 Signals regiment plaque awarded to commandant P.J. Botha 1973-1974

     SADF - Tupper slides Commandant pair   Slides in used condition needs clean up.       

Buy SADF Plaque for service issued to Commandant A Britz for service 1982-1994 for R500.00

Buy SADF Army Battle School plaque issued to Commandant GA van Zyl 1979-1982 for R400.00

Buy SADF 1 Signal Regiment plaque issued to Commandant P.J. Botha 1974 for R450.00

Buy SADF Military Intelligence Commandant mess dress uniform - Tunic, waistcoat, Shirt and trousers for R2,000.00

Buy SADF 1 Signals regiment plaque awarded to commandant P.J. Botha 1973-1974 for R400.00

As Per Scans.SADF PRO PATRIA FULL SIZE MEDAL AWARDED TO A LIEUTENANT IN 121 BATTALION With PHOTOS Included on the auction is Two Original Photos of Lieutenant C.F Gunter of which one is of him receiving his Pro Patria Medal from Commandant T J Quinn and also the newspaper cutouts of him receiving his Pro Patria Medal PLEASE NO FOREIGN BIDDERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES !  SHIPPING WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA ONLY !  SOLD AS IS

IMPERIAL LIGHT HORSE REGIMENT TITLE BADGES The Light Horse Regiment, formerly the Imperial Light Horse, is an armoured car reconnaissance unit of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. Headquarters = Johannesburg Motto = Patria et Libertas (Country and Liberty) Founded = 1899 OC Angola campaign = Commandant Roy L. Jackson Equipment = Eland APC, Rooikat Beret Colour = Black   CONDITION:  Very Good. 2 Lugs on each. UNCLEANED. Sold as seen in the images. Images form part of the description.

     SADF - Commandant pair -- note stains -- Original Vintage Seventies       

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The first ever Special Forces for the SADF started with a small group of eleven men under the command of Commandant Jan Breytenbach all handpicked by him in 1970. They commenced their training in Oudtshoorn and all 11 men did specialised courses in something they were not qualified for in as yet. e.g. divers, demolition, parachute jumping. etc. The group was divided into two and also did courses in France in that year. Their first deployment took place into Angola. With the influx of more members, the group was changed to a Special Forces Unit in 1972 known as 1 Reconnaissance Commando. It was decided that the unit was to be moved and in December 1974 the unit relocated to the Bluff in Durban. The unit grew in numbers as more and more men qualified as Special Forces Operators. The decision was made to form three subunits: Airborne (Commandant Swart), Seaborne (Commandant Kinghorn) and Pseudo operators (Commandant Verster). The Seaborne group moved to Langebaan (4 Reconnaissance Commando) the Pseudo group to Dukuduku in Zululand (5 Reconnaissance Commando). A headquarter element was stationed in Pretoria, under command of General Loots. In 1982 they moved into their own Headquarter buildings just outside of Thaba Tshwane. In 1975 a Citizen Force unit 2 Reconnaissance Commando, under the command of Commandant Sybie van der Spuy, was formed to accommodate all members that had left the Permanent Forces units as citizen forces members. With the independence of Zimbabwe, members of the Selous Scouts and Rhodesian SAS were given a choice to join the SADF. The members that took this opportunity were transferred into two units: The Scouts as 3 Reconnaissance Commando in Phalaborwa and Rhodesian SAS as 6 Reconnaissance Commando in Durban. A year later these units amalgamated into the Permanent Force Units: 3 Reconnaissance Commando became part of 5 Reconnaissance Regiment and 6 Reconnaissance Commando became part of 1 Reconnaissance Regiment when the Commandos became Regiments in 1981. The volume of operations increased and more and more support personnel were transferred into Special Forces to support the operators in their task. The author served in Special Forces as a signaller for 5 Reconnaissance Regiment and then Special Forces Headquarter for a number of years. He did his parachute course with other support personnel at the age of 35. His responsibilities included the training of operators in communications radio and Morse code, the control of operational communications networks, plus all cryptography work. This book on South African Special Forces depicts the Pictorial History from the beginning up to 1994. It is the 4th edition, and the 1st pictorial version of the history of the South African Special Forces, Operators and Operations. There are more than 2000 pictures of 420 full color A4 pages bound in a hardcover showing pictures of events never before captured in one print.  FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINT - NOVEMBER 2014