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Delareyville Commando emblem
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Type | Infantry |
Role | Light Infantry |
Size | One Battalion |
Part of | South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve |
Garrison/HQ | Delareyville |
Delareyville Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve.
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Although mainly used for area protection in the Western Transvaal, this commando together with Stellaland, Kalahari, Christiana, Schweizer-Reneke and Bloemhof Commandos formed a joint operational company that was deployed to the Owamboland region in South West Africa.
This unit, along with all other Commando units was disbanded after a decision by South African President Thabo Mbeki to disband all Commando Units.[1][2] The Commando system was phased out between 2003 and 2008 "because of the role it played in the apartheid era", according to the Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula.[3]
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South African Commandos
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Group 1 (HQ Kelvin) |
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Group 2 (HQOudtshoorn) |
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Group 3 (collapsed into other groups) |
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Group 4 (collapsed into other groups) |
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Group 5 (collapsed into other groups) |
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Group 6 (HQPort Elizabeth) |
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Group 7 (HQGrahamstown) |
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Group 8 (HQEast London) |
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Group 9 (HQPietermaritzburg) |
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Group 10 (HQMontclair, Durban) |
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Group 11 (HQDundee) |
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Group 12 (HQErmelo) |
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Group 13 (collapsed into other groups) |
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Group 14 (HQPietersburg) |
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Group 15 (HQThaba Tshwane) |
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Group 16 (HQMarievale) |
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Group 17 (HQMidvaal) |
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Group 18 (HQDoornkop) |
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Group 19 (collapsed into other groups) |
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Group 20 (HQMmabatho) |
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Group 21 (collapsed into other groups) |
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Group 22 (HQDiskobolos) |
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Group 23 (HQUpington) |
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Group 24 (HQKroonstad) |
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Group 25 (HQBethlehem) |
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Group 26 (HQ, Jacobsdal) |
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Group 27 (HQEshowe) |
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Group 28 (collapsed into other groups) |
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Group 29 (collapsed into other groups) |
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Group 30 (HQPotchefstroom) |
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Group 31 (HQWellington) |
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Group 32 (HQGraaff-Reinet) |
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Group 33 (HQNelspruit) |
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Group 34 (HQWelkom) |
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Group 35 (HQBloemfontein) |
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Group 36 (HQ Tempe/Ladybrand) |
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Group 39 (HQQueenstown) |
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Group 40 (HQ Wingsfield) |
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Group 41 (HQPrimrose) |
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Group 42 (HQLenz) |
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Group 46 (HQUmtata) |
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Walvis Bay Military Area |
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