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Military unit
Regiment Highveld was a
motorised infantry
regiment of the
South African Army. It formed part of the
South African Army Infantry Formation. As a reserve unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a present-day
British
Army Reserve or United States
Army National Guard unit.
History
Origins
Regiment Highveld
[1] was formed in
Middelburg on 1 January 1960, it also stationed a rear HQ in the town of
Nelspruit.
The Regiment originally wore the infantry bokkop but the lion rampant emblem was adopted by 1965.
Role and operations
Regiment Highveld was utilized in a motorized infantry role and deployed on internal security duties on a regular basis.
Disbandment
Regiment Highveld was disbanded in 1997.
Insignia
Dress Insignia
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- 3 Signal Regt
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Reserve | 6 Signal Regt
11 Field Postal Unit
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