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- South_African_Special_Forces abstract "The South African Special Forces Brigade, colloquially known as the Recces, is South Africa's principal special operations unit and counter-insurgency elite, specialising in combat reconnaissance as well as unconventional parachute techniques. Only about 8% of recruits who undergo South African special forces training pass the course.The South African Hunter Group was formed in 1968, and renamed the Reconnaissance Commando Reserve in 1976. Combat tracker and bushcraft instruction was provided to an exemplary few, though this meant extending training by a harsh twelve months. Personnel also studied insurgent tactics and theory based on Portuguese, Belgian, and Rhodesian experiences. The success of this unit culminated in the formation of the subsequent 1 Reconnaissance Commando near Oudtshoorn on 1 October 1972. Operators in the aptly named \"1 Recce\" had to be capable of collecting intelligence at great distances behind hostile lines while tracking larger enemy units. In 1976 its headquarters, the Reconnaissance Commando School, was founded and the laurel blade emblem was adopted, along with the motto, \"We fear naught but God\".South African special forces played a pivotal role in the South African Border War and were active alongside the Rhodesian Security Forces during the Rhodesian Bush War. Combat operations were also undertaken against FRELIMO militants in Mozambique.The Special Forces Brigade's current structure is the result of extensive restructuring related to the integration of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) between 1992 and 1996. Elements of the brigade are expanded into two additional groups; though termed \"regiments\", they consist only of small numbers of operators who are secretive, seldom photographed, and expertly trained. The current regiments include 4 Special Forces Regiment based at Langebaan in Western Cape Province, and 5 Special Forces Regiment based at Phalaborwa in the northern Limpopo.Special forces are directly under the command of the Joint Operations Division of the SANDF, and unlike other similar forces worldwide, is not a part of the South African Army nor the South African Navy .".
- South_African_Special_Forces activeYearsEndYear "1972".
- South_African_Special_Forces activeYearsStartYear "1972".
- South_African_Special_Forces battle Angolan_Civil_War.
- South_African_Special_Forces battle Central_African_Republic_Civil_War_(2012–present).
- South_African_Special_Forces battle M23_rebellion.
- South_African_Special_Forces battle Mozambican_Civil_War.
- South_African_Special_Forces battle Namibian_War_of_Independence.
- South_African_Special_Forces battle Rhodesian_Bush_War.
- South_African_Special_Forces battle South_African_Border_War.
- South_African_Special_Forces country South_Africa.
- South_African_Special_Forces country South_African_Defence_Force.
- South_African_Special_Forces country South_African_National_Defence_Force.
- South_African_Special_Forces garrison Gauteng.
- South_African_Special_Forces garrison Pretoria.
- South_African_Special_Forces militaryBranch Joint_Operations_Division.
- South_African_Special_Forces militaryUnitSize "("Iron fist from the sea")".
- South_African_Special_Forces militaryUnitSize "("We fear naught but God")".
- South_African_Special_Forces militaryUnitSize "*".
- South_African_Special_Forces militaryUnitSize "4 Special Forces Regiment".
- South_African_Special_Forces militaryUnitSize "5 Special Forces Regiment".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Combat Search And Rescue".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Counter-terrorism".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Covert operations".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Direct Action".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*High-Value Targets/Manhunting".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Hostage Rescue".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Intelligence gathering".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Parachute Deployment".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Protection Team".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Quick Reaction Force".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Special Reconnaissance".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Unconventional Warfare".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "*Underwater demolition".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "Primary tasks:".
- South_African_Special_Forces role "Secondary roles:".
- South_African_Special_Forces thumbnail South_African_Special_Forces_Brigade.svg?width=300.
- South_African_Special_Forces type Special_forces.
- South_African_Special_Forces wikiPageExternalLink sarecee.htm.
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- South_African_Special_Forces wikiPageExternalLink www.recce.co.za.
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- South_African_Special_Forces wikiPageWikiLink 1985_Aeroflot_Antonov_An-12_shoot-down.
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- South_African_Special_Forces wikiPageWikiLink Category:Brigades_of_South_Africa.
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