32 BATTALION SADF TRIBUTE VIDEO
32 BATTALION SADF TRIBUTE VIDEO, 32 Battalion website www 32battalion net/ Known amongst Friend and Foe as The Terrible Ones Os Terriveis this reputation was derived from operational successes and from its inception in 1975 until its disbandment it was the most feared Unit by its foes in Angola and South West Africa and accounted for more enemy losses than any other Unit of the South African Defence Force 32 Battalion was probably the most controversial unit of the SADF and its story virtually the untold story of the SWA/ Namibian Border War a war which took place against the back drop of the Cold War and which was in fact anything but cold in Africa The battalion which also became known as the most successful counter insurgency unit of the SADF was comprised mainly of former FNLA and other anti communist fighters from Angola who had sworn allegiance to the South African government Together with their South African officers these troops forged a formidable battalion that became known as the best operational Battalion of the South African Defence Force if not one of the best in the world