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::50 1RR was based in Durban and consisted of a training component and an operational wing which provided personnel for cross-border raids such as those on Matola and Maseru. In the 1980s it was a predominantly black unit with white senior officers and with a strength of approximately 1 000. Officers commanding 1RR were Cmdt [[Jan Breytenbach|JG ‘Jannie’ Breytenbach]] (1972-75); Maj (T/Cmdt) [[JC Swart]] (1975-81); Col. [[E Olckers]] (1981-83); Col. [[A Bestbier]] (1983-88); Col. [[G Keulder]] (1988-)<ref>[http://www.doj.gov.za/trc/report/finalreport/TRC%20VOLUME%202.pdf Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report - Volume Two], Chapter Three, p322-323.</ref> | ::50 1RR was based in Durban and consisted of a training component and an operational wing which provided personnel for cross-border raids such as those on Matola and Maseru. In the 1980s it was a predominantly black unit with white senior officers and with a strength of approximately 1 000. Officers commanding 1RR were Cmdt [[Jan Breytenbach|JG ‘Jannie’ Breytenbach]] (1972-75); Maj (T/Cmdt) [[JC Swart]] (1975-81); Col. [[E Olckers]] (1981-83); Col. [[A Bestbier]] (1983-88); Col. [[G Keulder]] (1988-)<ref>[http://www.doj.gov.za/trc/report/finalreport/TRC%20VOLUME%202.pdf Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report - Volume Two], Chapter Three, p322-323.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==People== | ||
| + | ===Commanders=== | ||
| + | *[[Jan Breytenbach]] | ||
| + | *[[JC Swart]] | ||
| + | *[[E Olckers]] | ||
| + | *[[A Bestbier]] | ||
| + | *[[G Keulder]] | ||
| + | ===Personnel=== | ||
| + | *[[Harry Carlse]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
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| + | [[Category:counterinsurgency]] | ||
Revision as of 19:36, 15 April 2008
Apartheid-era unit of the South African Defence Force.
- One Reconnaissance Regiment
- 50 1RR was based in Durban and consisted of a training component and an operational wing which provided personnel for cross-border raids such as those on Matola and Maseru. In the 1980s it was a predominantly black unit with white senior officers and with a strength of approximately 1 000. Officers commanding 1RR were Cmdt JG ‘Jannie’ Breytenbach (1972-75); Maj (T/Cmdt) JC Swart (1975-81); Col. E Olckers (1981-83); Col. A Bestbier (1983-88); Col. G Keulder (1988-)[1]
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People
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References
- ↑ Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report - Volume Two, Chapter Three, p322-323.
