A few photos taken during Ops Hooper and Ops Modular, Angola 1987/88. Most of the photographs is of 61 Mech, B-Coy members.Also displayed is the 61 dagger which can only be worn as part of uniform if you part took in an operation with 61. The memorial needle also in the video has been moved with the unit from Omuthiya in Namibie to every base used by this unit and is now displayed in the 61 Musuem at 1 South African Infantry Batalion, Tempe , Bloemfontein.
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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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61 MECH BN , SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE, LAST PARADE
61 Mech Bn was disbanded on the 17th of November 2005. This is a short video for those who could not attend and all those that died in the line of serving with the Unit. This unit was the real deal,the iron fist for conventional and semi-conventional warfare for the South African Defence Force. This was the only permanent Mechanised Batalion with all elements ranging from Artillery to Infantry and everything inbetween. As everybody that served in 61 will tell you....If you were in 61 you were there........ MOBILITATE VINCERE.
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The South African intervention in Angola would appear to have achieved its immediate aim of preventing a major UNITA ... The South African intervention in Angola would appear to have achieved its immediate aim of preventing a major UNITA defeat and FAPLA re-occupation of parts of south-eastern Angola which would allow SWAPO access to north-eastern South West Africa. The small South African force also appears to have achieved some remarkable tactical successes. The relative losses give an idea of what was achieved. South African losses during operations in support of UNITA came to 31 members of the SADF and 12 members of the SWATF killed and some 90 wounded. Equipment losses were one Mirage, one spotter aircraft, three Olifant MBTs and four Ratels as well a number of vehicles damaged. The SADF and the SWATF suffered other losses during this period, but these were taken in various operations against SWAPO terrorists and SWAPO facilities in southern Angola. Some of this fighting involved FAPLA elements. UNITA lost some 270 men killed in the southern fighting. FAPLA losses in the fighting which involved the South African forces supporting UNITA, had by 25 February amounted to over 7,000 killed. Equipment losses during this fighting included: 8 MiG-23 4 MiG-21 2 Su-22 8 Helicopters 94 Tanks 94 BMP-1s 64 BTR-60s 32 BRDM-2s 2 BTS-4 tank transporters 4 M-46 130 mm guns 11 D-30 122 mm guns 33 BM-21s 3 BM-14s 7 SA-8 SAM systems 5 SA-13 SAM systems 3 SA-9 SAM systems 33 SA-14 and SA-16 man-portable SAMs 1 ZSU-23-4 SPAA 20 ZU-23-3 AA guns 5 Radar systems 4 Communications vehicles 7 TMM Bridging vehicles 377 logistic vehicles Minor equipment items lost included one Grad-1P single-122 mm rocket launcher, three B-10 recoilless guns; two 120 mm, fourteen 82 mm and four 60 mm mortars and seven AGS-17 grenade launchers. (more) (less)
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