Active 1992-1997 Branch South African Army Size Division | Country South Africa Type Infantry | |
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9 South African Infantry Division was a formation of the South African Army, active in the early 1990s.
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History
9 SA Division was established in 1992 in Cape Town when the SA Army abandoned the conventional order of battle used for field divisions. 9 SA Division was a balanced mix of all the arms and services required in modern conventional warfare with the accent on long range mobility and great fire-power. 9 SA Division typically had:
Disbandment
The Division was effectively disbanded on April 1, 1997, when its former units became part of 7th South African Infantry Division as 75 Brigade.
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9th Division (South Africa) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA