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34 Battalion/202 Battalion
34 Battalion/202 Battalion
	SWATF 34 Battalion emblem
Disbanded	1990–91
Country	Namibia, South Africa
Allegiance	South Africa
Branch	South African Army,
Type	Light Infantry
Part of	South West African Territorial Force
Garrison/HQ	Rundu (17°57′55″S 19°43′56″E / 17.96528°S 19.73222°E)
Nickname(s)	Kavangoland Battalion
Commanders
Last Commanding Officer	Commandant Van Der Merwe
Last 2nd in Command	Major Zeeman
Last RSM	WO1 F.J.S. Sheepers
Insignia
Part of the South West African Territorial Force
SWATF Reaction Force bonnie cap

34 Battalion was a light infantry battalion that was part of the SWATF.

History

34 Battalion was commonly known as the "Kavangoland Battalion". It was established in 1975 as 1 Kavango Battalion as a ceremonial guard of honour. It was then renamed 34 Battalion .

Operational Area

34 Battalions main base was at Rundu, but there was an outside base at Mashari, approx 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Rundu, where Charlie and Delta companies were routinely stationed. The Mashari base was in an old TB hospital. They were co-located with a BRUSH unit.(Bush Reconnaissance Unit Signal HQ)

As part of Sector 20, their main area of responsibility was from Rundu West as far as Sector 10 and East up to the Bagani bridge.

Personnel

Initially 34 Battalion was manned primarily with Kavango troops but later with a large number of turned SWAPO Cadres. The first Kavango instructors were trained in 1979. The first Kavango officer was commissioned in 1980 and the first group of sergeants were promoted that same year.

Structure

34 Battalion generally consisted of:

a HQ,
a Support Company,
4 Line Companies (Buffel APC),
and an Armoured Reconnaissance wing of 2 Platoons and 4 Eland 90s.

There was usually also an attached SA Army Infantry Company.^[1] 34 Battalion's role was primarily that of light infantry, with some mounted (berede) troops and a Romeo Mike team (Afrikaans Reaksie Mag).

Engagements

The unit had its first skirmish in 1979. Thereafter they took part in most of the major operations in the operational area. They were credited with completely suppressing all insurgency activities in the Kavango region by 1987.^[2]

Renaming

The South West Africa Territory Force SWATF^[3] renumbered battalion numbers according to their geographical positioning on the border. The prefix 10 pertained to battalions operating to the west of the Kavango River, 20 to the Kavango or central region and 70 to the eastern region. Under this system, 34 Battalion was renamed 202 Battalion in 1980.

Officers Commanding

Captain Paul Swanepoel 1978
Commandant Charlie Hochapfel 1978-1981
Commandant J.M.A. Swanepoel 1982-1983
Commandant Manie van Rensburg 1984 (acting)
Commandant J.R. Liebenberg 1984-1987
Commandant Pieter van der Merwe 1988-1989

Choir

The unit's choir was formed in 1985. They won their section of the Roodepoort Eisteddford 1987.^[2]

The choir's main exposure to the public occurred when they took part in the Kavango song festival. They won acclaim at the 1996 song festival at the University of Stellenbosch and were invited to perform for the State President at his Cape Town residence. They also had a combined tour with the Drakensberg Boys' Choir.^[4] Lt Col Zeeman, who facilitated the DBCSTooltip Drakensberg Boys' Choir School tour, later went on to become the Chairman of the Board of DBCSTooltip Drakensberg Boys' Choir School Board of Governors.^[4]

Roll of Honour

1977: Jones,A., Cpl ^[5]^: 36649
1983: Kambathi,L.K., Rfn ^[5]^: 36658
1983: Kamunoko,I.S., Cpl ^[5]^: 36659
1980: Karupu,G., Rfn ^[5]^: 36650
1981: Katanga,P., Rfn ^[5]^: 36651
1982: Kudumo,L., Rfn ^[5]^: 36653
1982: Kudumo,A.H., Rfn ^[5]^: 36655
1983: Kufuna,R.R., Rfn ^[5]^: 36657
1977: Makehe,M., Sktr ^[5]^: 36648
1983: Matamu,M., Rfn ^[5]^: 36664
1981: Mukoya,R., Rfn ^[5]^: 36652
1983: Mukusho,B., Sgt ^[5]^: 36669
1983: Mukwambi,T.K., Rfn ^[5]^: 36663
1982: Murongo,G., Rfn ^[5]^: 36654
1983: Mushambe,A., Rfn ^[5]^: 36661
1982: Mushanambango,F., Rfn ^[5]^: 1019
1983: Muyevu,J., Rfn ^[5]^: 36668
1983: Muyota,V., Rfn ^[5]^: 36662
1980: Nyundu,F., Rfn ^[5]^: 1826^[a]
1983: Shikusho,F., Rfn ^[5]^: 36667
1982: Shimbaranda,S., Rfn ^[5]^: 36656
1983: Sikwaya,T., Rfn ^[5]^: 36660
1983: Sindere,L., Rfn ^[5]^: 36666
1983: Tobias,V., Rfn ^[5]^: 36665
1983: Visser,J.E., 2Lt ^[5]^: 36670

Notes

^ This person is marked on the Fort Klapperkop Memorial wall with an * as having died during operations or in combat.

References

^ "SWATF Units". sadf.info. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b Dovey, John. "Unit Info: 34/202 Battalion". SA Roll of Honour. Just Done Productions Publishing. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
^ "Introducing the SWATF" (PDF). Financial Mail (Supplement). 10 July 1987. pp. 44–47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Ashley-Botha, Christian (2014). DRAKIE STORIES: Stories from the Drakensberg Boy's Choir School. Durban: Just Done Productions Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920702-07-6. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Dovey, John. "SA Roll of Honour: 34/202 Battalion, SWATF". justdone.co.za. Just Done Productions Publishing. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

[Star-6] This person is marked on the Fort Klapperkop Memorial wall with an * as having died during operations or in combat.

[1] "SWATF Units". sadf.info. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

[ROHUnit202-2] Dovey, John. "Unit Info: 34/202 Battalion". SA Roll of Honour. Just Done Productions Publishing. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

[3] "Introducing the SWATF" (PDF). Financial Mail (Supplement). 10 July 1987. pp. 44–47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2018.

[Drakie_Stories-4] Ashley-Botha, Christian (2014). DRAKIE STORIES: Stories from the Drakensberg Boy's Choir School. Durban: Just Done Productions Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920702-07-6. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

[SWA202ROH-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Dovey, John. "SA Roll of Honour: 34/202 Battalion, SWATF". justdone.co.za. Just Done Productions Publishing. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

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34 Battalion (SWATF)

History

Operational Area

Personnel

Structure

Engagements

Renaming

Officers Commanding

Choir

Roll of Honour

Notes

References

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