• Source: 913 Battalion (SWATF)

    • 913 Battalion was part of 91 South West African Brigade.


    History


    This unit was formed in 1980 at Namutoni situated 114 km kilometers northwest of Tsumeb.
    91 SWA Brigade was the Reaction Force with its base in Windhoek in Sector 40.
    It acted as a mobile reserve to support SWATF operations in sectors 10 and in northern Namibia and was modeled on SADF motorised brigade.
    913 Battalion was part 91 Brigade


    Operational area


    The Battalions main operational area was Owamboland.


    Roll of Honour


    23 Mar 1980: 71260731BT Corporal Renier Stephanus van Zyl from Regiment Namutoni SWATF was Killed in Action during a contact with PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland. He was 24.


    See also


    Namibian War of Independence
    South African Border War


    References



    Snyman, PHR (1989). "Beeld Van Die SWA Gebiedsmag". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07.


    Further reading


    Helmoed-Romer Heitman (Author), Paul Hannon (Illustrator), Modern African Wars (3): South-West Africa (Men-At-Arms Series, 242), Osprey Publishing (November 28, 1991) ISBN 1-85532-122-X.

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