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5 Special Forces Regiment

Regiment

Name history

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

19 records in this database

Wikipedia

Part of

Formation	Type	Relationship	Dates
Special Forces Brigade	Brigade	organic
army-oob:special-forces

Constituent units

Unit	Type	Relationship	Dates
51 Commando	Unit	organic
army-oob:special-forces
52 Commando	Unit	organic
army-oob:special-forces
Training Wing	Unit	organic
army-oob:special-forces

Personnel

#	Last Name	First Name	Initials	Rank	Regiment	Unit	Date of Death
29683	Caliva	Faustino	F	Lance Corporal	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Special Forces Regiment	2000-03-10
48617	Carlos	P A	P A		5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Reconnaissance Regiment	2014
29712	Cele	Bheki Petros	B P	Corporal	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Special Forces Regiment	2013-03-30
30825	Janse Van Rensburg	Jacobus Andries	J A	Captain	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Special Forces Regiment	2013-03-30
41867	Mabasa	Tereka Samuel	T S	Staff Sergeant	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Special Forces Regiment	1993-03-12
31524	Makumbane	Nthatheni	N	Sergeant	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Reconnaissance Regiment	2002-08-13
31561	Mangany	Jack	J	Corporal	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Special Forces Regiment	1991-08-02
31681	Mathebula	Jacob Themba	B	Corporal	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Reconnaissance Regiment	2002-08-15
48613	Mavango	Mxolisi	M	Corporal	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Reconnaissance Regiment	2002-08-21
41787	Muchito	Eduardo	E	Rifleman	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Special Forces Regiment	1991-07-22
41789	Ndlovu	Edmond Lapuken	E L	Sergeant	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Special Forces Regiment	1991-05-02
32268	Nidishishi	Paulus Shongela	P M	Sergeant	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Special Forces Regiment	2013-03-30
32296	Nkwanyana	Bongani Andries	B A	Sergeant	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Reconnaissance Regiment	2002-08-13
48614	Reeves	Jim	J	Warrant Officer Class II	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Reconnaissance Regiment	2004-01-20
48616	Seboa	S A	S A		5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Reconnaissance Regiment	2013
32858	Seemela	Shadrack Maimele	S M	Corporal	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Special Forces Regiment	1997-04-24
48615	Sukazi	M M	M M		5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Reconnaissance Regiment	2012
33667	Vavarirai	Elias Viva	E V	Warrant Officer Class II	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Reconnaissance Regiment	2002-08-22
33950	Zulu	Shadrack Gwalagwana	S G	Major	5 Special Forces Regiment	5 Special Forces Regiment	2002-08-23