151 Battalion
151 South African Infantry Battalion was a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.History
By the late 1970s the South African government had abandoned its opposition to arming black soldiers.
By early 1979, the government approved a plan to form a number of regional African battalions, each with a particular ethnic identity, which would either serve in their homelands or under regional SADF commands.
This led to the formation of 151 Battalion for the Southern Sothos.
Troops for 151 SA Battalion were recruited from the self-governing territory of Qwaqwa.151 Battalion resorted under the command of Group 36.
The battalion was responsible for patrolling the border between Lesotho and South Africa.Disbandment
151 SA Battalion was disbanded around 1994 and members were assimilated into 1 South African Infantry Battalion and the new SANDF.Insignia
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