Alte_Feste_Commando Knowpia

Alte Feste Commando
Alte Feste Commando
	Alte Feste Commando / Area Force Unit emblem
Active	– 1989
Disbanded	1989
Country	Republic of South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa;
Branch	South African Army;
Type	Infantry
Role	Light Infantry
Size	One Battalion
Part of	South West Africa Territorial Force; Army Territorial Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Alte Feste, Windhoek, South West Africa now Namibia

Alte Feste Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South West Africa Territorial Force. It formed part of the Area Force Units as well as the Territorial Reserve.

History edit

Origin edit

Alte Feste Commando was one of 26 Area Force Units, similar to the localised territorial force concept of area bound commandos in South Africa. These units were set in particular sectors of South West Africa mainly from the farming community.^[1]^[2]

Operations edit

Alte Feste AFU with other SWATF Sector 40 Area Force Units emblems

Disbandment edit

This unit, along with all other South West Africa Territorial Force units was disbanded with the independence of Namibia from South Africa and was announced around December 1988.^[3]

Unit Insignia edit

SWATF era Alte Feste Commando Area Force Unit insignia

Leadership edit

Leadership
From	Honorary Colonels	To
From	Commanding Officer	To
From	Regimental Sergeant Major	To

References edit

^ "South West African Territory Force - SWATF". War in Angola. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ Schoeman, Johan. "Alte Feste Commando". War in Angola. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ Hampson. F.O. Nurturing peace why peace settlements succeed or fail US Institute of Peace Washington DC, 1996 ISBN 1-878379-55-0

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