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5th Reconnaissance Regiment

Regiment

Name history

5th Reconnaissance Regiment (until 1981) — this name
5 Reconnaissance Regiment (1981–1995)
Spelling variant of 5 Reconnaissance Regiment (SAWGP uses both "5" and "5th").
5 Special Forces Regiment (from 1995)
Reconnaissance Regiments redesignated Special Forces Regiments, 1995. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Special_Forces

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Part of

Formation	Type	Relationship	Dates
Special Forces Brigade	Brigade	organic	1995-01-01
Renamed from "45 Parachute Brigade" in 1995; still the current Special Forces parent formation.

Eras

Dates	Force	Role	Status
1981-01-01	SADF	Special Forces (reconnaissance)	Regular Force
Each numbered Reconnaissance unit was renamed over time: "X Reconnaissance Commando" -> "X Reconnaissance Regiment" (1981) -> briefly a Parachute Battalion designation (1992/93, under "45 Parachute Brigade", a Special-Forces-only designation distinct from the real 44 Parachute Brigade) -> "X Special Forces Regiment" (1995). The parent formation itself changed name several times before 1995 (Special Forces Headquarters, then Directorate Reconnaissance(Forces)) with disputed exact dates between sources -- 1995 is the one date sources agree on. Corps classified as SAIC (South African Infantry Corps) per this site's own records; no independent source found confirms that for Special Forces units specifically -- treat as owner-asserted pending a better citation. Source

Personnel

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