32 Battalion (South Africa)

32 Battalion
32 Battalion emblem
Active1975 – 26 March 1993
Country South Africa
Branch South African Army
TypeLight infantry
RoleAir assault
Anti-tank warfare
Artillery observer
Close-quarters combat
Counterinsurgency
Desert warfare
Direct fire
Indirect fire
Jungle warfare
Maneuver warfare
Patrolling
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Tracking
Urban warfare
SizeBattalion
Part ofSouth African Defence Force
Nickname(s)Buffalo Battalion/Os Terríveis (English: The Terrible Ones")
Motto(s)Proelio Procusi (English: "Forged in Battle")
EngagementsSouth African Border War
Commanders
FounderColonel Jan Breytenbach
Subsequent commandersCol Gert Nel
Col Deon Ferreira (Falcon)
Col Eddie Viljoen (Big Daddy)
Insignia
Battalion flag

32 Battalion (sometimes nicknamed Buffalo Battalion, Three-two battalion or Portuguese: Os Terríveis for The Terrible Ones) was an elite light infantry battalion of the South African Army founded in 1975, composed of black and white commissioned and enlisted personnel. It was disbanded on 26 March 1993.[1]: 280 

  1. ^ Nortje, Piet (2003). 32 Battalion. Zebra Press. ISBN 978-1-86872-914-2.