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===The Swazi Battalion=== |
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This policy led to the formation of 111 Battalion for Swazis. 111 Battalion was raised in 1980 at [[Amsterdam, Mpumalanga]] on the [[Swaziland]] Border in the then Eastern Transvaal where a purpose built base was developed for it.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nöthling |first1=C. J. |last2=Steyn |first2=L. |title=The Role of Non-Whites in the South African Defence Force |journal=Scientia Militaria |
This policy led to the formation of 111 Battalion for Swazis. 111 Battalion was raised in 1980 at [[Amsterdam, Mpumalanga]] on the [[Swaziland]] Border in the then Eastern Transvaal where a purpose built base was developed for it.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Nöthling |first1=C. J. |last2=Steyn |first2=L. |title=The Role of Non-Whites in the South African Defence Force |journal=Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies |date=1986 |volume=16 |issue=2 |doi=10.5787/16-2-457 |pages=47{{endash}}54 |url=https://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/457/484|doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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Troops for 111 SA Battalion were recruited from the self-governing territory of [[KaNgwane]], where the SADF itself maintained a base.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Matloa |first=Abbey Oupa |date=February 2015 |title=The formation of the SANDF: Integration experiences of former Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei Defence Force Members |url=https://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/18829/dissertation_Matloa_AO.pdf |publisher=University of South Africa }}</ref> |
Troops for 111 SA Battalion were recruited from the self-governing territory of [[KaNgwane]], where the SADF itself maintained a base.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Matloa |first=Abbey Oupa |date=February 2015 |title=The formation of the SANDF: Integration experiences of former Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei Defence Force Members |url=https://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/18829/dissertation_Matloa_AO.pdf |publisher=University of South Africa }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 00:07, 24 June 2023
| 111 Battalion | |
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 111 Battalion emblem | |
| Active | 1980–1994 |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Branch |  South African Army |
| Type | Motorised infantry |
| Part of | South African Army Infantry Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | New Amsterdam |
| Motto(s) | Luec Doctrinae Light of Knowledge |
| Equipment | Buffel APC, Samil 20 |
| Insignia | |
| Company level insignia |  |
| SA Motorised Infantry beret bar circa 1992 |  |
111 Battalion was a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
History
[edit]Origin of the black battalions
[edit]By the late 1970s the South African government had abandoned its opposition to arming black soldiers.[1]
In early 1979, the government also approved a plan to form a number of regional African battalions, each with a particular ethnic identity, which would either serve in their respective homelands or under regional SADF commands.
The Swazi Battalion
[edit]This policy led to the formation of 111 Battalion for Swazis. 111 Battalion was raised in 1980 at Amsterdam, Mpumalanga on the Swaziland Border in the then Eastern Transvaal where a purpose built base was developed for it.[2]
Troops for 111 SA Battalion were recruited from the self-governing territory of KaNgwane, where the SADF itself maintained a base.[3]
Higher Command
[edit]111 Battalion resorted under the command of Eastern Transvaal Command based in Nelspruit.
Operational Deployment
[edit]The battalion was responsible for patrolling the border between Swaziland and South Africa.
Disbandment
[edit]111 Battalion was disbanded around 1999.
Insignia
[edit]The badge was designed to represent the head ring and plumes of the Swazi King upon crossed assegais.
Leadership
[edit]![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (February 2016) |
Notes
[edit]Peled, A. A question of Loyalty Military Manpower Policy in Multiethinic States, Cornell University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8014-3239-1 Chapter 2: South Africa: From Exclusion to Inclusion
References
[edit]- ^ "Truth Commission - Special Report - TRC Final Report - Volume 2, Section 1, Chapter".
- ^ Nöthling, C. J.; Steyn, L. (1986). "The Role of Non-Whites in the South African Defence Force". Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. 16 (2): 47–54. doi:10.5787/16-2-457.
- ^ Matloa, Abbey Oupa (February 2015). The formation of the SANDF: Integration experiences of former Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei Defence Force Members (PDF) (Thesis). University of South Africa.
