SADF
Les Hearne
Hannes “Zibbie” Joubert
Antonio Paulino
“Buttons” Heyns
Born in Windhoek 1959. Grew up in Otjiwarango and Tsumeb.
Alfred Desmond “Mac” McCallum
Son of James Frank William McCallum
Willie Venter
Bobby Keller
Jacob Schalk “Kloppies” Kloppers
After matriculating, Kloppies was conscripted for military duty in January 1977, and was assigned to 3 South African Infantry Battalion in Potchefstroom. After basic training, he applied to be considered for the Recces and reported for pre-selection. The...
1 South African Infantry Battalion
Established as 1 SA Infantry Training Battalion at Oudtshoorn, (hence the ostrich feathers on the unit insignia) on 26 January 1951, the unit became part of the infantry corps with its establishment in January 1954. The unit was reconstituted as 1 SA Infantry...
Jan Dirk Breytenbach
Breytenbach attended the Army Gymnasium in 1950, and was awarded the Sword of Peace in 1953 and joined the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm after serving in the Armoured Corps and saw service in the Suez Crisis in 1956. He rejoined the South African Defence Force in 1961 and...
Piet Muller
8 South African Infantry Battalion
8 South African Infantry Battalion is a mechanized infantry unit of the South African Army. The battalion is equipped with Ratel Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) used for fast transport and combat mobility across rough ground. Support weapons for mechanized infantry...
Ratel One Two
Armoured Warfare in Angola, 1987 A teenager in the mid-80s, fresh out of high school, is conscripted into the South African Defence Force where he goes through the hardships and humour of infantry training. Innocent youngsters from all over the country are moulded...
André Beuster
