Regiment Piet Retief is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit.
History[]
The unit is named after a Voortrekker leader.
Regimental Symbols[]
The units emblem is the tough Aloe plant, the Eastern Cape is known for.
Battle honours[]
None known
References[]
South African Army Units |
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| | Armoured Formation (SAAAF) |
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| | Infantry Formation (SAAIF) |
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| Parachute Infantry | |
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| Air Assault Infantry | |
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| Seaborne Infantry | |
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| Light Infantry | |
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| Mechanised Infantry | |
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| Motorised Infantry | |
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| | Artillery Formation |
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| | Air Defence Artillery Formation |
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| | Engineer Formation |
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| | Training Formation | |
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| | Support Formation |
Army Support Bases (Eastern Cape, Johannesburg, Kimberley, KZN, Limpopo, Potcheftstroom, Western Cape, Mpumalanga)
Mobilisation Centre
Main Ordnance Depot
National Ceremonial Guard
15 Maint Unit
Other Maintenance Units
37 Field Workshop SAOSC
Other Field Workshops |
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| | Signals Formation |
Regular |
- 1 Signal Regt
- 2 Signal Regt
- 3 Signal Regt
- 4 Signal Regt
- 5 Signal Regt
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| Reserve |
6 Signal Regt
7 Signal Group
11 Field Postal Unit
- 71 Signals Unit
- 84 Signal Unit
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| | Disbanded or Amalgamated Units |
SADF Commands | |
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| SADF Corps | |
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| SADF Divisions | |
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| SADF Brigades | |
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| SADF Regiments and Battalions | |
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| SADF Homeland Battalions | |
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| SADF Military Areas | |
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| SADF Commando System | |
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| SADF State Presidents Guard | |
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| SADF Mobilisation Units | |
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1 BDF Infantry Battalion
2 BDF Infantry Battalion
BDF Parachute Battalion
BDF Military School
BDF Special Forces
1 BDF Military Area
2 BDF Military Area
3 BDF Military Area
BDF Signals Unit
BDF Bafokeng base
BDF Mankwe base
BDF Odi base
BDF Thaba'Nchu base
BDF Taung base
BDF Air Wing |
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VDF Headquarters Sibasa
1 VDF Battalion Manenu
2 VDF Battalion Maunavhathu
VDF Vuwani Military Base
VDF Signals Unit
VDF Air Wing |
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1 CDF Battalion
CDF Special Forces |
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1 TDF Battalion
TDF Special Forces
TDF Mounted Battalion |
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| Non-Statutory Forces | |
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