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South African Defence Force: The Citizen Force at War (1966-1989)

After completing their two years of military service, South African conscripts were alotted to the Citizen Force. Here they served for ten years, 60 days per year. The Citizen Force made up the bulk of the SADF's conventional forces and included first class fighting units such as the 1st Transvaal Scottish, the Rand Light Infantry or the Natal Carbineers. The units were deployed operationally during the border war (1966-1989). Up to 1990 the units experienced a reporting rate of over 100 percent, given that many men volunteered. After 1990 the reporting rate dropped dramatically as people realised that the war was finally over and the Government was preparing to hand power to the ANC. After 1994 most units were disbanded.

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South African Defence Force: Military Service

Military service was compulsory for every white male. There were 8 Infantry training battalions for white conscripts. 2 SAInfantry Battalion was situated in the South African enclave of Walvis Bay along the Namibian coast. The footage in the beginning of this clip shows the harsh training conditions among the sand dunes.

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South African Defence Force - Infantry School 1986

Situated on the outskirts of Oudtshoorn, the School of Infantry trained the junior leaders for South Africa's mot. Infantry. The training was rigorous by any standards and less than half the candidates completed the course. It involved a platoon weapons phase, an endurance march covering 140 kilometers through the Swartberg mountains, a conventional warfare phase, urban and rural counterinsugency phases. The candidates were deployed operationally in Sector 10 along the SWA border as well as during the riots in support of the South African Police (SAP). Some of the footage in this clip does not depict members of Infantry School but serves to provide historical context.

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South African Defence Force: Auxiliary Forces

Thousands of black troops served alongside their white comrades during the South African Border war (1966-1989). Two prominent units feature in this video, namely 32 and 101 Battalions.

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