Regiment Skoonspruit
# Regiment Skoonspruit

Regiment Skoonspruit was a motorised infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation. As a reserve unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a present-day British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit.

## History

### Origin

This Regiment was formed in 1966.

### Operations

The regiment was deployed to the Kaokoveld in 1981 seeing action against SWAPO/PLAN insurgents. A member was killed by an enemy rifle grenade.

### Disbandment

The unit was disbanded in 1999.

## Insignia

### Leadership

Leadership :

| From | Honorary Colonels | To |
| - | - | - |
| From | Commanding Officers | To |
| nd | Commandant Kruger | nd |
| nd | Commandant Roodt | nd |
| nd | Commandant Jacobs | nd |
| nd | Lt Colonel Campher | nd |
| From | Regimental Sergeants Major | To |
