In 1988 Okatope was assigned to 54 Bn. Okatope was a temporary base for South African Defence Force (SADF) units, including the 62 Mechanised Battalion Group, during the South African Border War in what was then South West Africa (modern-day Namibia) from the late 1980s until the 1989 withdrawal of South African forces.
Units based at Okatope
EVENTS
Friday, 13 Apr 1979Corporal G.J. "Rhian" Rix a Section Leader, Section 1, Platoon 3 of the 11th Kimberley Commando was killed in action on 13 April 1979 near Okatope, south of OndangwaFriday, 25 Mar 1988SWAPO PLAN 60mm mortar attack on the base at Okatope, 1 x SADF soldier was killed and 3 wounded in the attack on 25 March 1988
Okatope
