A tribute to the SADF, the South African Defence Force

This section contains photos of unit insignia used in the SADF up until the 1990's. For convenience purposes the insignia is displayed in alphanumerical order and external links have been added to those units where external inormation is available. If you have photos of 'Tupperware Flash' unit insignia not yet displayed on this page, please consider sending them to the webmaster.


1 Regiment Northern Transvaal	1 Construction Regiment	1 Maintenance Unit

1 Medical Group Battalion	1 Military Film and Printing Unit	1 Parachute Battalion

1 Parachute Battalion	1 Reconnaissance Regiment	1 Regiment De La Rey

1 South African Infantry Battalion	1 Special Forces Regiment	1 Special Service Battalion

1 Special Training Unit	2 Cape Corps Infantry Battalion	2 Engineer Field Squadron

2 Field Engineers Regiment	2 Locating Regiment Artillery	2 South African Infantry Battalion

2 Special Service Battalion	3 Electronic Workshop Signals Unit	3 Field-Engineers Regiment

3 Medical Group Battalion	3 South African Infantry Battalion	4 Electronic Workshop Signals Unit

4 Field Regiment	4 Maintenance Unit	4 Reconnaissance Regiment

4 South African Infantry Battalion	4 Survey and Map Regiment	4 Vehicle Reserve Park Unit

5 Military Works Unit	5 Reconnaissance Regiment	5 South African Infantry Battalion

5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Signals Unit	6 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment

6 Maintenance Unit

6 Medical Group Battalion	6 Military Works Unit	6 South African Infantry Battalion

7 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment	7 Motorised Brigade	7 South African Division

7 SA Division Motorisation Unit	7 South African Division	7 South African Infantry Battalion

7 Special Forces Medical Battalion	8 South African Division	8 South African Infantry Battalion

9 South African Division	9 South African Infantry Battalion	10 Engineers Squadron

10 South African Artillery Brigade	10 South African Infantry Battalion	11 Field Postal Unit

12 Field Squadron	12 General Support Base	14 Engineer Regiment

14 Field Artillery Regiment	15 Field Engineer Regiment	19 Reception Depot

19 Rocket Regiment	21 South African Infantry Battalion	26 Field Artillery Regiment

30 Field Workshop	31 Field Workshop	31 South African Infantry Battalion

32 South African Infantry Battalion	35 Engineer Support Unit	30 Field Workshop

43 Mechanised Brigade	44 Parachute Brigade HQ	47 Survey Squadron

51 Battalion Group	55 South African Infantry Battalion	61 Base Workshop

61 Mechanised Infantry Battalion	71 Motorised Brigade	72 Motorised Brigade

73 Motorised Brigade	81 Armoured Brigade	82 Technical Stores

83 Technical Stores	84 Technical Stores	97 Ammunition Depot

101 Air Supply	101 Base Workshop	111 South African Infantry Battalion

116 South African Infantry Battalion	117 South African Infantry Battalion	118 South African Infantry Battalion

121 Zulu Battalion	151 South African Infantry Battalion	Air Defence School

Army Catering Corps	Army Gymnasium

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