| 词条 | Durban North Commando |
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|unit_name= Durban North Commando |image=SADF era Durban North Commando emblem.jpg |image_size=160px |caption=Durban North Commando emblem |country= {{Flag|South Africa|1994}} |branch={{army|South Africa|1994}} |disbanded={{end date|1994}} |type= Infantry |role= Light infantry |size= One battalion |command_structure=South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve |garrison= Durban North |garrison_label= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |battle_honours_label= |website= |commander1= |commander1_label= |commander2= |commander2_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |commander4= |commander4_label= |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= |identification_symbol_3= |identification_symbol_3_label= |identification_symbol_4= |identification_symbol_4_label= }} Durban North Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve. HistoryOrigin{{Empty Section|date=March 2015}}OperationsWith the SADFDuring the State of Emergency in the 1980s, this commando was tasked with protecting strategic facilities. The unit was primarily tasked in quelling township riots.[1][2] The unit resorted under the command of the SADF’s Group 10. First Indian officer in the CommandosVikram Singh of Tongaat became the first Indian officer in the commandos in 1984.[3] With the SANDFAmalgamation and DisbandmentThis unit was amalgamated with the Durban South Commando in 1994. The amalgamated unit along with all other Commando units was disbanded after a decision by South African President Thabo Mbeki to disband all Commando Units.[4][5] The Commando system was phased out between 2003 and 2008 "because of the role it played in the apartheid era", according to the Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula.[6] Unit InsigniaLeadership{{Post-start|caption=Leadership|float=}}{{Post-header|post-name=Honorary Colonels}}{{Post-header|post-name=Commanding Officers}}{{Post-header|post-name=Regimental Sergeants Major}}{{Post-end}}References1. ^https://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/state-emergency-south-africa-1960-and-1980s 2. ^https://www.csvr.org.za/publications/1566-war-and-resistance 3. ^http://scnc.ukzn.ac.za/doc/Periodicals/Fiat_Lux/Fiat_Lux_1980_1990s/Fiat_Lux_1988_1989_v23/Fiat_Lux_1989_v23_5_Jan/Pages_from_Fiat_Lux_1989_v23_5_Jan-3.pdf 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.issafrica.org/Pubs/ASR/6No2/VanStade.html |title=Rationalisation in the SANDF: The Next Challenge |accessdate=5 March 2015 |year=1997 |author=Col L B van Stade, Senior Staff Officer Rationalisation, SANDF |publisher=Institute for Security Studies |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316204323/https://issafrica.org/pubs/asr/6no2/vanstade.html |archivedate=16 March 2016 |df= }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saps.gov.za/statistics/reports/rural_safety/eng/pages/no2e.htm |title=About the Commando system |accessdate=2008-01-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206150052/http://www.saps.gov.za/statistics/reports/rural_safety/eng/pages/no2e.htm |archivedate=2007-12-06 |df= }} 6. ^{{cite web|last1=de Lange|first1=Deon|title=South Africa: Commandos Were 'Hostile to New SA'|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200805290408.html|work=Cape Argus|accessdate=5 March 2015|subscription=yes}} See also
2 : Infantry regiments of South Africa|South African Commando Units |
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