Dates: 1975-10-14 – 1976-03-27
Theatre: Angola
SADF intervention in the Angolan Civil War following Portugal's withdrawal, in support of UNITA and the FNLA against the Soviet/Cuban-backed MPLA. South African armoured columns (Task Force Zulu and others) advanced deep into Angola, reaching within striking distance of Luanda, before withdrawing by late March 1976 amid international and domestic political fallout. South Africa's first large post-WWII conventional deployment and the opening chapter of the Border War's Angola phase.
Seeded from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operations_of_the_South_African_Border_War Description hedged where specifics were not confidently sourced — expand as better sourcing is found.
| Name | Date of Death | Rank | Unit | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanepoel, Gregory Grant (G G) | 1975-11-01 | Captain | Umkhombe Commando | South African Armoured Corps |
| Von Schmettau, Udo Knud (U K) | 1975-12-10 | Sapper | 2 Field Engineer Regiment | South African Corps of Engineers |
| Willemse, Alfred Robert (A R) | 1975-12-11 | Sapper | 2 Field Engineer Regiment | South African Corps of Engineers |
| Anderson, Danie (D) | 1975-12-17 | Trooper | Fauresmith | 1 Special Service Battalion |
| Neethling, Barend Hermanus (B H) | 1975-12-17 | Gunner | 4 Field Regiment | South African Artillery |
| Muller, Glen Martin Felix (G M F) | 1975-12-23 | Gunner | 14 Field Regiment | South African Artillery |
| Theunissen, Matthys Jacobus (M J) | 1975-12-23 | Gunner | 14 Field Regiment | South African Artillery |
| Brandon, Daryl Quintin (D Q) | 1976-01-03 | Second Lieutenant | 5 South African Infantry Battalion | South African Infantry Corps |
| De Wit, Constant Daniel (C D) | 1976-01-04 | Captain | 19 Sqdn. | South African Air Force |
| Immelman, Ferdinand (F) | 1976-01-04 | Captain | 19 Sqdn. | South African Air Force |
| Kellett, George William (G W) | 1976-01-04 | Sergeant | 19 Sqdn. | South African Air Force |
| Potgieter, Johan Diederik (J D) | 1976-01-04 | Brigadier | Officer Commanding 2 Mil Area, SWA | Free State Command |
| Snyman, Pieter Willem Marais (P W M) | 1976-01-04 | Rifleman | 5 South African Infantry Battalion | South African Infantry Corps |
| Van Wyk, Jacobus Cornelius (J C) | 1979-05-23 | Lieutenant | 5 Reconnaissance Regiment | 5th Reconnaissance Regiment |