10 South African Infantry Battalion[1] is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
History
10 SAI[2] was established on 1 January 1994, at Mafikeng, Northwest Province as a result of the amalgamation of infantry elements of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force into the SANDF.
SANDF's Motorised Infantry
SANDF's Motorised Infantry is transported mostly by SAMIL Trucks, Mamba Mk3 Armoured Personnel Carriers or other un-protected motor vehicles. SAMIL 20, SAMIL 50 and SAMIL 100 trucks transport soldiers, towing guns, and carrying equipment and supplies. Samil trucks are all-wheel drive, in order to have vehicles that function reliably in extremes of weather and terrain. Motorised infantry have an advantage in mobility allowing them to move to critical sectors of the battlefield faster, allowing better response to enemy movements, as well as the ability to outmaneuver the enemy.
Leadership
From | Honorary Colonel | To |
From | Officer Commanding | To |
2015 | Lt Col Charles Xapa | c. nd |
From | Regimental Sergeants Major | To
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Insignia
Previous Dress Insignia
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/SANDF_early_era_10_SAI_insignia.jpg/800px-SANDF_early_era_10_SAI_insignia.jpg)
Current Dress Insignia
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/SANDF_era_Infantry_Formation_insignia.jpg/500px-SANDF_era_Infantry_Formation_insignia.jpg)
Notes
References
- ^ "Fact file: 10 SA Infantry Battalion". 2 March 2010.
- ^ Grundy, K.W. Soldiers without politics, Blacks in the South African Armed Forces, Perspectives on Southern Africa, 33, University of California Press, Berkeley. ISBN 0-520-04710-9 AACR2
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