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113 Battalion was a
motorised infantry
Motorized infantry is infantry that is transported by trucks or other motor vehicles. It is distinguished from mechanized infantry, which is carried in armoured personnel carriers or infantry fighting vehicles, and from light infantry, whic ...
unit of the South African Army.
History
Origin of the black battalions
By the late 1970s the South African government had abandoned its opposition to arming black soldiers. In early 1979, the government approved a plan to form a number of regional African battalions, each with a particular ethnic identity, which would serve in their homeland or under regional SADF commands.
Development of the Gazankulu Defence Force
This led to the formation of 113 Battalion for the Tsongas tribe. It is believed that the original intention was for this battalion to form the basis of a future Gazankulu Defence Force. 113 Battalion was raised in 1980 atPhalaborwa
Phalaborwa (translated to English as ''better than the south; phala'' means ''better than and borwa'' means ''south'') is a town in the Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa. It is located near the confluence of the Ga-Se ...
in the then Eastern Transvaal.
Troops for 113 SA Battalion were recruited from the self-governing territory of Gazankulu.
Higher Command
113 Battalion resorted under the command of Group 13. 64 soldiers from 113 Battalion was transferred to 116 Battalion when that unit was expanded.
Disbandment
113 Battalion was later absorbed into7 South African Infantry Battalion
7 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
History Origin
1973: 7 SAI was established on 1 October, at Bourke's Luck, Eastern Transvaal (Mpumalanga) by Commandant Eddie Webb.
1974:The first ...
to form a single battalion in the new SANDF.
Insignia
Leadership
Notes
Peled, A. A question of Loyalty Military Manpower Policy in Multiethinic States, Cornell University Press, 1998, Chapter 2: South Africa: From Exclusion to InclusionReferences
{{SA Army Units Infantry battalions of South Africa Military units and formations of South Africa in the Border War Military units and formations established in 1980 Military units and formations disestablished in 1994