In 1988 Okatope was assigned to 54 Bn. Okatope was a temporary base for South African Defence Force (SADF) units, including the 62 Mechanised Battalion Group, during the South African Border War in what was then South West Africa (modern-day Namibia) from the late 1980s until the 1989 withdrawal of South African forces.
Units based at Okatope
EVENTS
Friday, 13 Apr 1979
Corporal G.J. "Rhian" Rix a Section Leader, Section 1, Platoon 3 of the 11th Kimberley Commando was killed in action on 13 April 1979 near Okatope, south of Ondangwa
Friday, 25 Mar 1988
SWAPO PLAN 60mm mortar attack on the base at Okatope, 1 x SADF soldier was killed and 3 wounded in the attack on 25 March 1988
Corporal G.J. "Rhian" Rix a Section Leader, Section 1, Platoon 3 of the 11th Kimberley Commando was killed in action on 13 April 1979 near Okatope, south of Ondangwa
Friday, 25 Mar 1988
SWAPO PLAN 60mm mortar attack on the base at Okatope, 1 x SADF soldier was killed and 3 wounded in the attack on 25 March 1988
