The Transkei Defence Force Medal was instituted by the State President of the Republic of Transkei for award to all ranks as a military medal for merit...
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Transkei Defence Force (TDF) was established during March 1981, from the 141 Battalion of the South African Defence Force (SADF). It was the defence force...
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all ranks on the active strength of the Transkei Defence Force upon independence. The Transkei Defence Force (TDF) was established upon that country's...
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then 32-year-old Major General Bantu Holomisa, the Chief of the Transkei Defence Force, against the government of Prime Minister Stella Sigcau (TNIP)....
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Transkei Defence Force Medal of the Republic of Transkei. Succeeded by the Merit Medal in Bronze (MMB) of Umkhonto we Sizwe. Obverse The Bronze Medal...
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South African military decorations (category Military decorations and medals of South Africa)
and medals. Innovations included a hierarchy of merit awards, cumulative long service medals, and colour-coded ribbons. As the South African Defence Force...
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National Defence Force from 27 April 1994 Official SANDF order of precedence: Preceded by the Transkei Defence Force Medal of the Republic of Transkei. Succeeded...
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within the South African order of wear. South African Medal Website - Transkei Defence Force (Accessed January 18, 2016) Military Rule Medal, 1987 v t e...
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National Defence Force (SANDF) on 27 April 1994. The seven constituent military forces were: The South African Defence Force (SADF). The Transkei Defence Force...
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military coup d'état which overthrew the Transkei government on 30 November 1987. The Transkei Defence Force (TDF) was established upon that country's...
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South African military decorations order of wearing (category Military decorations and medals of South Africa)
National Defence Force (SANDF). The seven constituent forces of the SANDF were: The South African Defence Force (SADF). The Transkei Defence Force (TDF)...
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List of military decorations (redirect from List of military ribbons and medals)
medals of Suriname Decorations Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Medal for Distinguished Service (1980–present) Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Medal for...
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Medal was instituted by the State President of the Republic of Transkei in 1987, for award to all ranks as a long service medal. The Transkei Defence...
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National Defence Force from April 1996 Official SANDF order of precedence: Preceded by the Faithful Service Medal of the Republic of Transkei. Succeeded...
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Medalje vir Troue Diens (redirect from Emblem for Reserve Force Service)
bilingual title of the medal is in Afrikaans and English. The medal can be awarded to all ranks of the South African National Defence Force and of any Auxiliary...
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Cross for Bravery (category Military decorations and medals of Transkei)
State President of the Republic of Transkei, for award to all ranks as a decoration for bravery. The Transkei Defence Force (TDF) was established upon that...
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Derrick Mgwebi (category Recipients of the Southern Cross Medal)
Faithful Service Medal (10 Years) Transkei Defence Force Medal African Union Medal (Intervention in Burundi) United Nations Medal (MONUSCO - DRC (Numeral 1))...
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Themba Matanzima (category Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies)
Cofimvaba. He joined the Transkei Defence Force in January 1977. Matanzima transferred to the South African National Defence Force on integration in 1994...
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to use as a campaign medal. The Union Defence Forces (UDF) were established in 1912 and renamed the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1958. On 27...
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Vusumuzi Masondo (category Recipients of the Military Merit Medal (South Africa))
joined the Transkei Defence Force in 1979, undergoing training in Lohatla and Walvis Bay. He served in various capacities in the Transkei Forces until...
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Service Medal, Gold, originally named the South African Defence Force Good Service Medal, Gold, is the senior of a set of three military medals which was...
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Transkei Defence Force Medal Military Rule Medal Unitas (Unity) Medal Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (10 Years) Good Service Medal...
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Bophuthatswana Defence Force was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The Independence Medal was instituted...
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Bophuthatswana Defence Force (Afrikaans: Bophuthatswana Weermag; BDF) was established on 6 December 1977 from trainees of the South African Defence Force. It was...
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Commandos, the rural defence component of the South African Defence Force, for ten years of efficient service. The position of the De Wet Medal in the official...
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award to all ranks as a long service medal for thirty years service and good conduct. The Bophuthatswana Defence Force (BDF) was established upon that country's...
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precedence: Preceded by the Defence Force Medal of the Republic of Venda. Succeeded by the Defence Force Medal of the Republic of Transkei. Official national order...
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commander of the Transkei Defence Force, and he was subsequently the leader of the private security firm Security Services Transkei. For the final decade...
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South African Army (redirect from South African Union Defence Force)
land warfare force of South Africa, a part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), along with the South African Air Force, South African...
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South African Police (section Special Task Force)
In 1995, the force absorbed the police forces of Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Gazankulu, KaNgwane, KwaNdebele. KwaZulu, Lebowa, QwaQwa, Transkei, and Venda,...
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