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    The South West Africa Territorial Force (SWATF) was an auxiliary arm of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and comprised the armed forces of South West...
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    The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before...
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    South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) South West African Police (SWAPOL) South African Border...
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  • The Permanent Force was an integral part of both the South African Defence Force and the South West Africa Territorial Force which consisted of all the...
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  • The Citizen Force (Afrikaans: Burgermag) was a reserve component of the South African armed forces. It was established during the formation of the Union...
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    as one-o-one Battalion) was a quick-reaction unit of the South West African Territorial Force, composed of black and white commissioned and enlisted personnel...
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    West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso...
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    The South African Army is the principal land warfare force of South Africa, a part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), along with the...
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    the South West African People's Organization, and the South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) – a security arm of the former South African administration...
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    National Party administration of South Africa set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia), as a part of its policy...
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  • placed former South African and Rhodesian military officers in senior positions within the defence forces. The South West Africa Territorial Force was an auxiliary...
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    1 SWA Specialist Unit (category South West Africa Territorial Force)
    South West African Specialist Unit, also known as 1 SWASpes, was part of the South West African Territorial Force. The South West African Territorial...
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    The South West Africa campaign was the conquest and occupation of German South West Africa by forces from the Union of South Africa acting on behalf of...
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  • Force (South Africa) Australian Army Reserve South West African Territorial Force Citizen Air Force Militia National Guard State defense force Civil Air...
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    The South African Air Force (SAAF) is the air warfare branch of South African National Defence Force, with its headquarters in Pretoria. The South African...
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  • the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I 33 Battalion (SWATF), a unit of the South West Africa Territorial Force Reserve Police Battalion 33...
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  • Robert. "Afghan National Army Air Corps now Afghan National Army Air Force". US Air Force, 14 June 2010. Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Operations...
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  • recently in Afganistan. In South-West Africa, the same principle was applied, also under the later "South-West Africa Territorial Force" where the area was organised...
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    Georg Meiring (category Recipient of the Order of the Star of South Africa)
    from 1982 to 1983 and as General Officer Commanding (GOC) South West Africa Territorial Force from 1983 to 1987. He was later GOC Far North Command,: 99 ...
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    Namibia (then South West Africa), Zambia, and Angola from 26 August 1966 to 21 March 1990. It was fought between the South African Defence Force (SADF) and...
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    The West African Frontier Force (WAFF) was a multi-battalion field force, formed by the British Colonial Office in 1900 to garrison the West African colonies...
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    The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer component of the British Army, created in 1908 to augment British land forces without resorting to conscription...
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    On 8 May 2019, general elections were held in South Africa to elect a new President, National Assembly and provincial legislatures in each province. These...
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  • Phoenix was an operation in 1983 by the South African Defence Force and South West African Territorial Force in response to a major incursion by PLAN...
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    People's Liberation Army of Namibia (category 1966 establishments in South West Africa)
    the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO). It fought against the South African Defence Force (SADF) and South West African Territorial Force (SWATF)...
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  • Operation Prone (category 1988 in South Africa)
    military operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) during the South African Border War and Angolan...
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  • a military insurgent unit 101 Battalion (South Africa), a unit of the South West Africa Territorial Force 101st Battalion (Winnipeg Light Infantry),...
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  • Major General Charles Lloyd, General Officer Commanding South West Africa Territorial Force, at HQ Bastion in Windhoek. He was an outstanding commanding...
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    which made up the Territorial Force. Based in Windhoek, it was initially responsible for the security of the entire South West Africa, forming the main...
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    of the South West African Police (SWAPOL). Its formations included white South African police officers, usually seconded from the South African Security...
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