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This is a list of the South African Commando Units. It includes some units which were created to assist in the training or support of the Commandos.[1]

Unit List

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Main article: South African Commando System
See also: South African Army

Group 1

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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 Cape Flats Commando Insignia
False Bay Commando Cape Town False Bay Commando Insignia
Koeberg Commando Cape Town Koeberg Commando Insignia
Lions Head Commando Cape Town Lions Head Commando Insignia
Skiereiland Commando/Peninsula Commando Cape Town Skiereiland Commando Insignia
Tygerberg Commando Cape Town Tygerberg Commando Insignia
Wynberg Commando Cape Town Wynberg Commando Insignia

Group 2

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 2 (HQ Oudtshoorn)
GSB Oudtshoorn (8 x Commandos)
Oudtshoorn Commando Oudtshoorn Oudtshoorn Commando Insignia
Worcester Commando Worcester Commando Insignia

Group 3

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 3[a]
Alexander Bay Commando Alexander Bay Commando Insignia
Springbok Commando Springbok Commando Insignia

Group 4

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 4[a]
Knysna Commando Western Cape Kynsna Commando Insignia
Mossel Bay Commando Western Cape Mossel Bay Commando Insignia
Outeniekwa Commando Western Cape Outeniekwa Commando Insignia
Riversdal Commando Western Cape Riversdal Commando Insignia
Klein Karoo Commando Western Cape Klein Karoo Commando Insignia

Group 5

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 5[a]
Middel Karoo Commando Middel Karoo Commando Insignia
De Aar Commando De Aar Commando Insignia

Group 6

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 6 (HQ Port Elizabeth)
GSB Port Elizabeth 15 x Commandos
De Mist Commando/Uitenhage Commando / Uitenhage Commando emblem
Donkin Commando Donkin Commando emblem
Humansdorp Commando Humansdorp Commando emblem
Kirkwood Commando Kirkwood Commando emblem
Port Elizabeth Commando Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth Commando emblem
Recife Commando Recife Commando emblem

Group 7

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 7 (HQ Grahamstown)
Cradock Commando Craddock Commando emblem
Katberg Commando Katberg Commando emblem
Murraydeen Commando Murraydeen Commando emblem
Somerset East Commando Somerset East Commando emblem
Stormberg Commando Stormberg Commando emblem
Midland Commando[b] Midland Commando emblem

Group 8

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 8 (HQ East London)
Cately Commando East London Cately Commando emblem
East London Commando East London East London Commando emblem

Group 9

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 9 (HQ Pietermaritzburg)
GSB Pietermaritzburg (5 x Commandos)
Pietermaritzburg Commando/Natalia Regiment Regiment Natalia emblem
Umkomaas Commando Commando Umkomaas shoulder flash
Umvoti Commando Durban[c] Umvoti Commando emblem
Midmar Commando Midmar Commando emblem
Weenen-Kliprivier Commando Weenen Kliprivier emblem
Griqualand-East Commando Griqualand East emblem.

Group 10

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 10 (HQ Montclair, Durban)
GSB Durban (6 x Commandos)
Bluff Commando
Highway Commando
Umgeni Commando
Durban South Commando
Durban North Commando
South Coast Commando
Oribi Commando

Group 11

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 11 (HQ Dundee)
Drakensberg Commando
Dundee and District Commando

Group 12

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 12 (HQ Ermelo)
GSB Nelspruit (11 x Commandos)
Bethal Commando
Ermelo Commando
Piet Retief Commando
Secunda Commando
Standerton Commando
Volksrust Commando
Wakkerstroom Commando

Group 13

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 13[a]
Letaba Commando
Phalaborwa Commando

Group 14

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 14 (HQ Pietersburg)
GSB Pietersburg (7 x Commandos)
Pietersburg Commando
Limpopo Commando(SMA)
Magdol Commando
Soutpansberg Commando(SMA)
Thabazimbi Commando
Warmbad Commando
Waterberg Commando Nylstroom
Potgietersrus Commando

Group 15

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 15 (HQ Thaba Tshwane)
GSB Thaba Tshwane (6 x Commandos)
Broederstroom Commando
Bronkhorstspruit Commando
Hercules Commando
Hillcrest Commando
Irene Commando
Moot Commando
Munitoria Commando
Pretoria East Commando
Quaggapoort Commando
Schanskop Commando
Wonderboom Commando

Group 16

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 16 (HQ Marievale)
GSB Johannesburg (8 x Commandos)
Delmas Commando
Heidelberg Commando
Nigel Commando
Springs Commando

Group 17

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 17 (HQ Midvaal)
SASOL Commando
Regiment Sasolburg
Iscor Commando
Krugersdorp Commando
Meyerton Commando
Vaal Commando
Vanderbijl Commando
Vereeniging Commando

Group 18

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 18 (HQ Doornkop)
GSB Johannesburg (11 x Commandos)
East Park Commando
Johannesburg East Commando
Johannesburg West Commando
Randburg Commando
Roodepoort Commando
Wemmerpan Commando
West Rand Commando

Group 19

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 19[a]
Brits Commando
Koster Commando
Rustenburg Commando
Zeerust Commando

Group 20

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 20 (HQ Mmabatho)
GSB Potchefstroom (9 x Commandos)
Bloemhof Commando
Christiana Commando
Coligny Commando
Lichtenburg Commando
Marico Commando
Ottosdal Commando
Schweizer Reineke Commando

Group 21

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 21[a]
Kalahari Commando
Kuruman Commando
Mafikeng Commando
Stellaland Commando
Iscor Sishen Commando

Group 22

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 22 (HQ Diskobolos)
GSB Kimberley (10 x Commandos)
11 Commando 11 Commando Insignia
Barkly West Commando
Herbert Commando
Hopetown Commando
Kimberley Commando
Karoo Commando
Vaalharts Commando
Victoria West Commando

Group 23

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 23 (HQ Upington)
GSB Lohathla (7 x Commandos)
Boegoeberg Commando
Gordonia Commando
Kakamas Commando
Hay Commando
Orania Commando
Prieska Commando

Group 24

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 24 (HQ Kroonstad)
GSB Kroonstad (17 x Commandos)
Heilbron Commando
Hoopstad Commando
Koppies Commando
Kroonstad Commando
Lindley Commando
Parys Commando
SASOL Commando
Regiment Sasolburg
Senekal Commando
Virginia Commando
Vrede Commando

Group 25

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 25 (HQ Bethlehem)
Bethlehem Commando
Frankfort Commando
Harrismith Commando
Reitz Commando

Group 26

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 26 (HQ, Jacobsdal)
Jacobsdal Commando
Phillipolis Commando
Rouxville Commando
Winburg Commando
Zastron Commando

Group 27

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 27 (HQ Eshowe)
GSB Ladysmith (5 x Commandos)
Drakensberg Commando Kwa-Zulu Natal Drakensberg Commando Insignia
Dundee and District Commando Kwa-Zulu Natal Dundee and District Commando Insignia
Pongola Commando Kwa-Zulu Natal Pongola Commando Insignia
Tugela Commando Durban[c] Tugela Commando Insignia
Insele Commando[d] Kwa-Zulu Natal Insele Commando Insignia
Northern Natal Commando Kwa-Zulu Natal
Umkhombe Commando Kwa-Zulu Natal Umkhombe Commando Insignia

Group 28

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 28[a]
Belfast Commando
Carolina Commando
Loskop Commando
Middelburg Commando
Witbank Commando

Group 29

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 29[a]
Kudusrand Commando Limpopo Kudusrand Commando Insignia
Northam Commando Limpopo Northam Commando Insignia

Group 30

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 30 (HQ Potchefstroom)
GSB Potchefstroom (12 x Commandos)
Potchefstroom Commando
Cachet Commando
Delareyville Commando
Gatsrand Commando
Hartbeesfontein Commando
Klerksdorp Commando
NASChem Commando
Orkney Commando/Noordvaal Commando
Ventersdorp Commando
Wolmaransstad Commando

Group 31

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 31 (HQ Wellington)
Caledon Commando
Calvinia Commando
Hantam Commando
Paarl Commando
Stellenbosch Commando
Swellendam Commando
Winterberg Commando
Worcester Commando

Group 32

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 32 (HQ Graaff-Reinet)
Amatola Commando
Graaff-Reinet Commando

Group 33

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 33 (HQ Nelspruit)
GSB Nelspruit (8 x Commandos)
Barberton Commando
Nelspruit Commando
Kruger National Park Commando
Lebombo Commando
Long Tom Commando
Lydenburg Commando
Whiteriver Commando

Group 34

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 34 (HQ Welkom)
Bothaville Commando
Bultfontein Commando
Odendaalsrus Commando
Theunissen Commando
Sandrivier Commando
Goudveld Commando

Group 35

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 35 (HQ Bloemfontein)
Bloemfontein City Commando SADF era Bloemfontein City Commando emblem
Bloemfontein District Commando SADF era Bloemfontein District Commando emblem
Boshof Commando SADF era Boshof Commando emblem
Brandfort Commando SADF era Brandfort Commando emblem
Edenburg Commando SADF era Edenburg Commando emblem
Ficksburg Commando SADF era Ficksburg Commando emblem
Smithfield Commando SADF era Smithfield Commando emblem
University OFS Commando
Wepener Commando SADF era Wepener Commando emblem
Fouriesburg Commando SADF era Fouriesburg Commando emblem

Group 36

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 36 (HQ Tempe/Ladybrand)
GSB Bloemfontein (16 x Commandos)
Caledon River Commando SADF era Caledon River Commando emblem
Fauresmith Commando SADF era Fauresmith Commando emblem.
Ladybrand Commando SADF era Ladybrand Commando emblem
Senekal Commando SADF era Senekal Commando emblem

Group 39

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 39 (HQ Queenstown)
Aliwal North Commando Commando Aliwal North shoulder flash
Barkly East Commando SADF era Barkly East Commando emblem
Queenstown Commando SADF era Queenstown Commando emblem

Group 40

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 40 (HQ Wingsfield)
Clanwilliam Commando Clanwilliam Commando Emblem
Piketberg Commando Piketberg Commando emblem
Swartland Commando SADF era Swartland Commando emblem
Van Rhynsdorp Commando SADF era Commando Van Rynsdorp emblem
West Coast Commando SADF era West Coast Commando emblem

Group 41

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 41 (HQ Primrose)
Atlas Commando Transvaal Atlas Commando Insignia
Benoni Commando Transvaal Benoni Commando Insignia
Brakpan Commando Transvaal Brakpan Commando Insignia
Boksburg Commando Transvaal Boksburg Commando Insignia
Germiston Commando Transvaal Germiston Commando Insignia
Kempton Park Commando Transvaal Kempton Park Commando Insignia

Group 42

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 42 (HQ Lenz)
Alberton Commando Alberton Commando Insignia
Edenvale Commando[e] [f] Edenvale Commando Insignia
Modderfontein Commando Modderfontein Commando Insignia
Sandton Commando[g] Sandton Commando Insignia
West Park Commando[h]

Group 46

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 46 (HQ Umtata)
GSB Port Elizabeth (7 x Commandos)

Group 50

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SWATF Area Force Units
Unit Area Insignia
Group 50
Alte Feste Commando (SWATF) Namibia Alte Feste Commando Insignia
Bo-Nossob Commando (SWATF) Namibia Bo-Nossob Commando Insignia
Etosha Commando (SWATF) Etosha Commando Insignia
Grootfontein Commando (SWATF) Grootfontein Commando Insignia
Keetmanshoop Commando (SWATF) Keetmanshoop Commando Insignia
Maltahohe Commando (SWATF) Maltahohe Commando Insignia
Mariental Commando (SWATF) Mariental Commando Insignia
Otjiwarongo Commando (SWATF) Otjiwarongo Commando Insignia
Outjo Commando (SWATF) Outjo Commando Insignia
Walvis Bay Military Area
Walvis Bay Commando Walvis Bay Walvis Bay Commando Insignia

Unsorted

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SA Commando Units
Unit Area Insignia
Unsorted
Danie Theron Combat School Northern Cape Danie Theron Combat School Insignia
South West Karoo Commando South West Karoo
Stormrivier Commando Western Cape

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Collapsed into other groups
  2. ^ Previously Fort Beaufort Commando
  3. ^ a b Part of Natal Command in late 1970s.[2]
  4. ^ Originally named Empangeni/Richards Bay Commando. The unit was renamed Insele Commando on March 2, 1981 (43 years ago) (1981-03-02)
  5. ^ Also Rietfontein Commando?
  6. ^ Possibly under Group 41
  7. ^ Previously West Park Commando
  8. ^ Renamed Sandton Commando

References

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  1. ^ "South African Unit Profiles: Commandos". War in Angola.
  2. ^ Keegan, John (1 January 1979). World Armies (1st ed.). Facts on File. ISBN 978-0871964076. cited in Orbann USN, Lt Cdr Carl T. (1 June 1984). South African Defense Policy (Masters). Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School. p. 124.
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