South African Special Forces Brigade

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Special Forces insignia - the Compass Rose

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Official force name

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South African Special Forces

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Nickname

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Recces

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Branch

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Joint Operations

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Chain of Command

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Chief of Joint Operations, SANDF

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Description

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South Africa's main Special Operations Force

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Specializations

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Conducting Airborne operations,

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conducting direct action operations,

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conducting raids,

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counter-terrorism,

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underwater reconnaissance,

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infiltrating and exfiltrating by sea, air or land over large distances,

Related Topics:
Infiltrating - Exfiltrating

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intelligence,

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recovery of personnel and special equipment,

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support of general purpose forces (GPF),

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underwater demolition.

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Headquarters

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Speskop

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Pretoria, Gauteng

Related Topics:
Pretoria - Gauteng

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Republic of South Africa

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Insertion date

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Traced back to 1968, but officially commissioned on

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October 1, 1972.

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October 1 - 1972

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Reason of creation

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South African Defence Force need for a specialist reconnaissance and demolition capability

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The South African Special Forces Brigade is the main special forces unit of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

Related Topics:
Special forces - South African National Defence Force

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It consists of Special Forces Headquarters in Pretoria, 4 Special Forces Regiment in Langebaan, 5 Special Forces Regiment - Phalaborwa and the Special Forces School in Murrayhill.

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4 Special Forces Regiment specialise in maritime-related activities, whereas 5 Special Forces regiment specialises more in overland techniques, especially long-range infiltration.

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Though an infantry unit, the Brigade is not a part of the South African Army and instead falls under the authority of the Joint Operations Division of the SANDF.

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