11 SAI
11 South African Infantry Battalion | |
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Branch |
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Type | Motorised infantry |
Part of | South African Army Infantry Formation |
Garrison/HQ | Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal |
Motto | Celeri Igtu Fuminis |
Equipment | Mamba APC |
Engagements | South African Border War |
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SA Motorised Infantry beret bar circa 1992 |
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11 South African Infantry Battalion was a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
History
11 SA infantry Battalion, was a border protection unit responsible for the area around Pongola to Kosi mouth including the Makhatini Flats.
It had no permanent troops only a Headquarters units, a signal troop, a log component with its own base below the dam, MP station and a sick bay. Troops from other units were deployed here for border control units.
Satellite Bases:
- Pongola Comdo Base responsible for Swaziland border west and south.
- Ndumu Base East Swaziland Border, Mozambique border to the sea
- Jozini Base main base with living quarter (tents for one coy).
Insignia
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