Operation Daisy — 1-17 November 1981
Battle Group 61
Commanding Officer, Commandant Roland de Vries, 61 Mech
2iC, Major Thys Rall, 61 Mech
COMCEN, Major Giel Reinecke, 61 Mech
Engineers, Major Taljaard, 25 Field Sqn
Protection Element
Mortar Platoon Commander, Major Kobus Smit, 1 SAI
Recovery (LWT), Sergeant-Major Doepies du Plessis, (8)
Combat Team 1
Commander, Major Leon Marais, 1 SAI
Forward Observation Officer, Major Roux, SAA (Fd)
Medical team
Light Workshop Team
Engineer Section 1, 25 Field Sqn
Mortar Group
Platoon 1: 4 x Ratel-20
Platoon 2: 4 x Ratel-20
Platoon 3: 4 x Ratel-20
Armoured Car Sqn
Commander: Captain F Schade, 2 SSB
Troop 1: 4 x Ratel-90
Troop 4: 4 x Ratel-90
Combat Team 2
Commander, Captain Koos Liebenberg, 1 SAI
Medical Team
Light Workshop Team
Engineer Section 2, 25 Field Sqn
Mortar Group
Platoon 1: 4 x Ratel-20
Platoon 2: 4 x Ratel-20
Platoon 3: 4 x Ratel-20
Anti-Tank Platoon: 8 x Ratel-90
Second Lieutenant Chris Walls, 1 SAI
Combat Team 3
Commander, Captain Pale van der Walt, 1 Parachute Battalion (5Ø)
Forward Observation Officer, Major Bosman SAA (Fd)
Medical Team
Light Workshop Team
Engineer Section 3, 25 Field Sqn
Platoon 1: 4 x Buffel
Platoon 2: 4 x Buffel
Platoon 3: 4 x Buffel
Artillery
Battery Commander, Captain B.J.W. Pols, SAA (Fd)
Fire Coordination Centre, Commandant Rheeder, SAA (Fd)
Golf Troop: 4 x M5 120mm mortars
Hotel Troop: 4 x M5 120mm mortars
Echelon
Log Commander, Major Anderson
Echelon Commander, AO1 M. Barnard
Engineer Section 4, 25 Field Sqn
Combat Team 1 Echelon
Combat Team 2 Echelon
Combat Team 3 Echelon
Artillery Echelon
Protection Element: 4 x Ratel-90s
Protection Section
32 Battalion
Recce Teams, Captain Willem Ratte
Echo Company (Buffels)
Engineer Section 5, 25 Field Sqn
201 Battalion
4 Recce Wing Tracker Groups of 5-6 men each
3 Tracker Companies (Alpha, Bravo(?) and Charlie) of 3 Trackers Teams each, each team with 3 Buffels and log vehicle)
Support Company
Light Workshop Troop
Engineer Section 6, 25 Field Sqn
Engineer Section 7, 25 Field Sqn
1 Parachute Battalion
1 Company (Air dropped)
3 Parachute Battalion
3 Companies (Air dropped)
5 Reconnaissance Regiment
Recce Teams, 51 Commando (Air dropped)
SA Air Force
Operational Headquarters, 10 FACP, Oshakati (X-Ray 2)
Commanding Officer, Colonel Holmes, OC
Forward Mobile Air Operations Team (MAOT) ZULU, Commandant D. Foote, OC
Air Support Operations:
ASO ALPHA, with 61 Mech, Major R. Penhall
ASO BRAVO, with 201 Bn, Captain H.P. Cook
ASO X-RAY at HAA2, Major P.W.H. Coetzer
SAAF aircraft under command:
12 x Mirage F1 AZ
8 x Mirage F1 CZ
2 x Mirage R2Z
10 x Impala MKII (Day Ops)
4 x Impala MkII (Night Ops)
1 x Impala (Reconnaissance)
3 x Buccaneer
9 x Puma
10 x Alo IIl
2 x Super Frelon
9 x Bosbok
4 x Dakota
6 x C130/160
1 x DC-4
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