36 Military units and formations of South Africa

1 Locating Regiment was an artillery locating regiment of the South African Artillery. The regiment provided divisional troops but was typically organized to allocate locating batteries to brigades.

1 Special Training Unit was a physical training of the South African Infantry.

1 SWASpes was part of the South West African Territorial Force.

2 Locating Regiment was an artillery regiment of the South African Artillery. The regiment provided divisional troops but was typically organized to allocate locating batteries to brigades.

6 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment / Sekhukhune Anti-Aircraft Regiment is an artillery regiment of the South African Army.

7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment is a reserve force regiment of the South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation.

7 Medium Regiment was based in Benoni, South Africa, and was responsible for the training of soldiers allotted to Field and Medium Artillery.

11 Commando was an infantry training battalion of the South African Army Infantry Formation Corps.

14 Artillery Regiment was a South African Artillery unit whose name was used twice. It was re-established in Potchefstroom in 1974 and was a full-time unit responsible for the training of Permanent Force and National Service personnel.

17 Field Artillery Regiment was a reserve South African Artillery unit.

19 Rocket Regiment was an rocket artillery regiment of the South African Artillery.

24 Field Artillery Regiment was an artillery regiment of the South African Artillery.

25 Field Artillery Regiment was an artillery regiment of the South African Artillery.

26 Field Artillery Regiment was an artillery regiment of the South African Artillery.

102 Battalion (pronounced as one-o-two Battalion) was a quick-reaction unit of the South West African Territorial Force. The battalion lost 36 men.

44 Anti-Aircraft Regiment / Madzhakandila Anti-Aircraft Regiment is an airborne air defence artillery regiment of the South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation and a former regimental unit within 44 Parachute Brigade.

101 Battalion (pronounced as one-o-one Battalion) was a quick-reaction unit of the South West African Territorial Force, composed of black and white commissioned and enlisted personnel.

301 Battalion was part of Sector 30 of the South West African Territorial Force.

911 Battalion was part of the South West African Territorial Force's 91 Brigade.

Regiment Erongo was a quick-reaction unit of the South West African Territorial Force.

913 Battalion was part of 91 South West African Brigade.

Air Defence Artillery School is an artillery unit of the South African Army. It is located on the southern side of Kimberley near the airport in an area known as Diskobolos clustered with other military units.

The Boer commandos or "Kommandos" were volunteer military units of guerilla militia organized by the Boer people of South Africa. The term came into English usage during the Second Boer War of 1899-1902.

The Bophuthatswana Defence Force (BDF) was established on 6 December 1977 from trainees of South African Defence Force. It was the defence force of the Republic of Bophuthatswana, a nominally independent bantustan during the Apartheid era of South Africa.

The Maritime Reaction Squadron (MRS) is a specialised marine-like unit of the South African Navy that provides a combat ready amphibious, diving and small boat capability to the Navy.

The Natal Field Artillery / King Cetshawayo Artillery Regiment is an artillery regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It is part of the South African Army Artillery Formation.

Natalia Regiment was a Citizen Force infantry regiment of the South African Infantry.

Regiment Oos Transvaal / iWombe Anti-Aircraft Regiment is a reserve force regiment of the South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation.

Regiment Overvaal is a reserve force regiment of the South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation.

Regiment Uitenhage was an infantry regiment of the South African Army.

The Regiment Universiteit Oranje-Vrystaat was an artillery regiment of the South African Artillery. As a reserve unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It was part of the South African Army Artillery Corps.

Regiment University of Pretoria was an artillery regiment of the South African Artillery. As a reserve unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It was part of the South African Army Artillery Corps.

Regiment Vaalrivier / Galehewe Anti-Aircraft Regiment is a reserve force regiment of the South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation.

The Special Service Battalion (SSB) is a South African military unit formed on 1 May 1933 under the patronage of Oswald Pirow, Minister of Defence. The object was to give training to youths, between the ages of 17 and 23, who, in the wake of the 1929 depression, could find no suitable employment on leaving school.

The Transkei Defence Force (TDF) was established during March 1981, from the 141 Battalion of the South African Defence Force (SADF). It was the defence force of the Republic of Transkei, a nominally independent bantustan during the Apartheid era of South Africa.

The Venda Defence Force (VDF) was established in September 1982 from the 112 Battalion of the South African Defence Force and the military branch of the Venda National Force which itself had been formed when the Venda homeland became independent from South Africa in September 1979.