Bophuthatswana Defence Force

Bophuthatswana Defence Force
Bophuthatswana Weermag
Flag of the BDF
Founded6 December 1977
DisbandedApril 1994
Service branchesInfantry
Special Forces
Air Force
HeadquartersMmabatho
Leadership
Commander-in-chiefLucas Mangope
Chief of the Defence ForceMaj. Gen. H.S. Turner
Personnel
Military age18–49
Deployed personnel3,000 (1988)
Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of South Africa
RanksMilitary ranks of Bophuthatswana

The Bophuthatswana Defence Force (Afrikaans: Bophuthatswana Weermag; BDF) was established on 6 December 1977 from trainees of the 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.