Regiment Highveld

Regiment Highveld
Regiment Highveld
	Regiment Highveld emblem
Active	1960
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa;
Branch	South African Army;
Type	Infantry
Role	Light Infantry
Size	One Battalion
Part of	South African Infantry Corps; Army Territorial Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Middelburg, Nelspruit
Motto	"Staan Ferm" (Stand Firm)

Regiment Highveld was a motorised infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation. As a reserve unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a present-day British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit.

History

Regiment Highveld was formed in Middelburg on 1 January 1960, it also stationed a rear HQ in the town of Nelspruit.

The Regiment originally wore the infantry bokkop but the lion rampant emblem was adopted by 1965.

Regiment Highveld was utilized in a motorized infantry role and deployed on internal security duties on a regular basis.

Regiment Highveld was disbanded in 1997.

↑ The War In Angola. "South African Unit Profiles". warinangola.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.