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In thy faint slumbers I by thee have watch’d
And heard thee murmer tales of Iron Wars…
– Shakespeare, Henry IV
The South African Special Forces have among their ranks the most combat-experienced Operators in the world. They have conducted combat operations in virtually all terrain types – desert, stone desert, mountains, bush, forest, jungle, swamp, ocean, rivers, urban and more.
They have deployed by land, sea and air – in every possible application of these deployments. During the Cold War conflicts, they have walked for distances of over 1000 kilometres behind enemy lines, infiltrated, and remained in concealment, right inside enemy camps, for days without being detected.
They have conducted offensive operations to attack fixed positions of enemy soldiers – while being outnumbered 50 to 100 to one. Using other means of deployment, they have conducted reconnaissance or raids on enemy positions more than 2000 kilometers behind the enemy’s lines.
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Support members and operators deployed on operations, note dirt due to dust / camouflage, some members having a break after a long day…
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Group photo’s before and after operations were a popular occurrence, you never knew who would miss the next photo opportunity…
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Vehicles struggling in wet and muddy conditions during the raining season, offensive 106 Unimog, aircraft wreckage…
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Mortars, bomb gone!
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Rendezvous with a submarine…
