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Reconnaisance (Recces) Eenhede - Units

Recces HK - Special Forces HQ

1 Recces Magte Regiment -------------------- 1 Recces Regiment	2 Recces Regiment -------------------- 2 Recces Regiment	2 Recce Commando --------------------  2 Recce Kommando
4 Recces Regiment -------------------- 4 Recces Regiment	5 Recces Regiment -------------------- 5 Recces Regiment	Recces Uitvoer Eenheid -------------------- Recces Supply Unit
	Five Recce Defence Association -------------------- Five Recce Defence Association	Attack Diver -------------------- Aanval Duiker

FREDA staan vir Five Recce Defence Association en was slegs aan lede uitgereik wat aan 5 Recce diens gedoen het. Dit was ‘n amptelike flash. Dan was daar no gander flashes wat 5 Recce ook gehad het nl:

5.1 Commando (“Komesho nonjati”) en was gestasioneer by Fort Rev in Ondangwa

5.2 Commando (“Camels don’t cry)  en was by 5 SFR HK in Phalaborwa

5.3 Commando (“Pamberi ne hondo”) en het van verskillende basisse in SWA geopereer

5.4 Commando

5.5 Commando

Al  bogenoemde Commandos was beperkte groepe wat klein groepe was soos bv 5.4 commando het uit net 3 lede bestaan. Al hierdie flashes is baie skaars en wat op die mark is is fake en slegs betrokke lede is daarmee uitgereik. Indien so iets veskyn op die internet moet almal weet dit is fakes..

Spesiale Magte Eenhede - Special Forces Units

1 Spesiale Magte Regiment -------------------- 1 Special Forces Regiment	4 Spesiale Magte Regiment -------------------- 4 Special Forces Regiment	5 Spesiale Magte Regiment -------------------- 5 Special Forces Regiment
	Spesiale Magte Uitvoer Eenheid -------------------- Special Forces Supply Unit

The above flashes are the only official ones that ever existed from 1972 until present day.  The black/white flashes were worn from 1972 to 1993. From 1993-1995, Special Forces was known as 45 Parachute Brigade. They never wore flashes. The maroon/white are the post 1995 flashes. 1 S.F.R. (maroon/white) was disbanded in 1997. Currently only 4 & 5 S.F.R. are active. The S.F. School was only established in 2002. 2 Recce never had a maroon/white flash, because they were already disbanded in 1993. The pre 1993 and post 1995 flashes shown here above are the ONLY genuine official flashes in existance.   The maroon/black flashes below are fantasy fakes that never existed.   The paper drawings flashes below were pencil/paper proposed in 1979, but never adopted.         There is also a fake 2 Recce flash that has other colors around the scorpion. The genuine one is dark green in the centre, around the scorpion, as in the ones displayed above at the top of this web page.   There were also 3 and a 6 Recce Regiments, but they were only activated for a few months during 1980 to absorb the Rhodesian SAS (6 Recce) and Selous Scouts (3 Recce). 3 and 6 Recce Regiments were only activated during 1980-1981, never again, and they never had a flash. There are metal fake flashes on the market representing these units, but they never existed officially. However, there were drawings of a possible 3 and 6 Recce Regiment flash, but they were never proposed. The 3 Recce unofficial flash that was drawn, was unofficially printed on a t-shirt by the members and nothing more.     Special Forces Time Line by Tinus de Klerk 1 recce (86-96) and 5 Recce (97-99) - left SF as senior operator officer Establishment ·         1 Reconnaissance Commando (1 RC) – 1 Oct 72 ·         2 Reconnaissance Commando (2 RC) – 1 Jun 74 ·         Special Group/Operations HQ (later renamed to SF HQ) – Mid 74 ·         5 Reconnaissance Commando (5 RC) – 5 Dec 76 ·         4 Reconnaissance Commando (4 RC) – 17 Jul 78 ·         3 Reconnaissance Commando (3 RC) (Selous Scouts) – early 80 ·         6 Reconnaissance Commando (6 RC) (Rhodesian SAS) – 14 Mar 80 Organisational and Name Changes on 1 Jan 81 – SF (1 Jan 81 - 30 Mar 92) ·         SF HQ remains SF HQ ·         1 RC incorporates 6 RC and become 1 Reconnaissance Regiment (1 RR) ·         2 RC becomes 2 Reconnaissance Regiment (2 RR) ·         4 RC become 4 Reconnaissance Regiment (4 RR) ·         5 RC incorporates 3 RC and become 5 Reconnaissance Regiment (5RR) Establishment ·         Special Forces Stores Depot / Special Forces Supply Depot – 1 Jan 83 Organisational and Name Changes on 31 Mar 92 - Directorate Reconnaissance Forces (31 Mar 92 – 31 Jul 93) ·         SF HQ becomes Directorate Reconnaissance Forces (The post of GOC and rank of Maj-Genl is dowwngraded to OC and Brig. The post of SF WO is terminated) ·         1 RR remains 1 RR ·         2 RR is disbanded ·         4 RR remains 4 RR ·         5 RR remains 5 RR ·         Special Forces Supply Depot become Reconnaissance Regiments Supply Depot Name Changes on 1 Aug 93 – 45 Para Bde (1 Aug 93 – 31 Aug 95) ·         Directorate Reconnaissance Forces is renamed to 45 Para Bde HQ ·         1 RR is renamed to 452 Para Bn ·         4 RR is renamed to 453 Para Bn ·         5 RR is renamed to 451 Para Bn ·         Recce Regiments Supply Depot amalgamated with 1 Maintenance Unit and acquired the latter name Organisational and Name Changes on 1 Sep 95 – Special Forces Bde 45 Para Bde HQ is renamed to SF Bde HQ (Post of OC and Rank is upgraded to GOC and Maj-Genl. Post of SF WO is reinstated) 452 Para Bn is renamed to 1 Special Forces Regiment (1 SFR) 453 Para Bn is renamed to  4 Special Forces Regiment (4 SFR) 451 Para Bn is renamed to 5 Special Forces Regiment (5 SFR) 1 Maintenance Unit remains Disbandment ·         1 SFR disbands on 1 Apr 97 Establishment ·         Special Forces School – 1 Jan 02 Koevoet Operation Koevoet was a pseudo operation conducted by 5 Recce Comdo in the mid-70s in Zambia. The pseudo concept continued and was expanded. At a stage there was involvement in the Kosi Baai and northern Natal, being south of Mozambique, and the Security Police (Brig Dreyer was then the commander in Pietermaritzburg) was approached for sources etc. When Recce pseudo operations were expanded to Owamboland it was decided to continue with police involvement and the idea was to use the same modi operandi as the Selous Scouts and the Special Branch. This was late 70. Due to various reasons there was fallout between the police and the Recces. The police continued as Koevoet.

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