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The first South African Special Forces unit, 1 Reconnaissance Commando, was established in the town of Oudtshoorn, Cape Province on 1 October 1972. On 1 January 1975, this unit was relocated to Durban, Natal, [8] where it continued its activities as the airborne specialist unit of the special forces.
The 1 Reconnaissance Commando was the first South African special forces unit, founded by General Fritz Loots - the founder of the South African Special Forces, and the first General Officer Commanding of the South African Special Forces.
The 4 Reconnaissance Commando was a South African Special Forces unit of the South African Defence Force that was formed in July 1978, specialising in air assault and airborne operations, amphibious warfare, clandestine operation, commando style raids, counterinsurgency, long-range penetration, naval boarding, special reconnaissance, special warfare, and underwater demolition.
The name of the unit was changed from 7 to 3 Reconnaissance Commando to avoid confusion with 7 South African Infantry Battalion (7 SAI) which was also located in Phalaborwa. [1] The Truth and Reconciliation Commission does not seem to have picked up on this distinction, getting the two units confused. [2]
This unit was established in Pretoria as 2 Reconnaissance Commando in 1974 [2] from what had been called the Hunter Group. [3] [4] This was a group of Citizen Force soldiers who, under the auspices of the South African Irish Regiment, [5] had started arranging specialised training. [4]
SA Commando Units Unit Area Insignia Group 1 (HQ Kelvin) GSB Youngsfield (10 x Commandos) : Two Oceans Commando: Cape Town: Cape Flats Commando: Cape Town: False Bay Commando: Cape Town ...
Jan Dirk Breytenbach DVR SD SM MMM [3] (14 July 1932 – 16 June 2024) was a South African Special Forces military officer and author of military books. He is best known as the first commander of 1 Reconnaissance Commando, South Africa's first special forces unit.
7 Med Operator lands after freefall demonstration jump. In the early 1980s the South African Reconnaissance Commandos (now the South African Special Forces Brigade) identified the need for a special medical unit to support Special Forces on operations and the Detachment Medical Special Operations was formed.