Operation Sea Warrior was a South African Special Forces operation that took place from 20 June to 1 September 1985 to  sabotage and reconnaissance mission carried out by 4 Reconnaissance Commando into central Angola during the Bush War, targeting the Benguela railway...
Operation Kerslig (Operation Candle Light) was a South African Defence Force special forces raid on an oil refinery outside Luanda, Angola. The raid took place on 30 November 1981 by members of the 1 and 4 Reconnaissance Regiments
Operation Domino was a combined military operation in May 1981 that involved the South African 32 Battalion, 44 Parachute Brigade, and 5 Recce. The operation's objective was to set up vehicle ambushes on the road between Xangongo and Lubango, and to destroy storm...
Operation GROCER (May–June 1978) was a pioneering covert maritime reconnaissance operation conducted by South Africa during the South African Border War. It is historic for being the very first deployment pairing the South African Navy with the SADF Special Forces...
Six months earlier, during Operation Bucksaw, it had been determined that there was a major SWAPO base some six kilometres north-west of Chana Golf. Aerial reconnaissance photographs of the base had been taken, and documents captured at Tofima during Seiljag 3...
For the first few months of 1976, operations were conducted on an area defence/patrol system, with only verbal orders being issued. On 28 April, Colonel Jan Dirk Breytenbach issued the first formal order for deployment – Operational Order No. 1, aimed at preventing...
Operation Savannah was the South African code name for their military incursion into Angola in 1975–1976. It was part of the South African Border War and arose due to the Angolan War of Independence. The operation also materially influenced the subsequent Angolan...