Koevoet
Oshakati
Sector 10 was established in 1975 as the headquarters of one of the 7 geographical areas within South-West Africa used by the SADF to control and coordinate military operations. Sector 10 was the sector in the Operational Area covering the north-western part of SWA...
Okankolo
Okankolo were SAP COIN bases built by SAP COIN but handed over to the SADF in circa 1980 or early 1981 to 53Bn
Ombalantu
Ombalantu, (Also known as 'Outapi') was initially a 51 Bn Base, but in 1986 it was given to 101 Bn. In 1987 it was relocated to 52 Bn.
Opuwo
102 Battalion was one of the SADF and SWATF units that operated from or were based at Opuwa (Kaokoland). Opuwa was also known as Ohopoho until 1978. Koevoet's Zulu 5 also operated from here
Ongandjera Koevoet Base
Ongandjera was a SAP-COIN Base around 1985
Hans ‘Sterk’ Dreyer
‘Tekkies’ le Roux
André Goosen
Lucus Kilino
Koevoet
Koevoet, Afrikaans for crowbar, also known as Operation K or SWAPOL-COIN) was the counterinsurgency branch of the South West African Police (SWAPOL). Its formations included white South African police officers, usually seconded from the South African Security Branch...
Zulu Zulu Foxtrot
To Hell and Back with Koevoet ‘Both my guns are jammed. I’m dead meat, a sitting duck. All the insurgent has to do is pull the trigger of his RPG-7 rocket launcher. My heart surges, pumping pure adrenalin through my body and my mind.’ Arn Durand was a member of...
Operation Phoenix
SWAPO's military wing PLAN had created a specialised infiltration unit called Volcano. Members of this unit had spent the second half of 1982 receiving training from East German, Cuban and Russian instructors and were regarded as best PLAN soldiers. By January 1983,...