Transkei Defence Force

Transkei Defence Force
Flag of the TDF
Founded1981
DisbandedApril 1994
Service branchesInfantry
Special Forces
Air Wing
HeadquartersUmtata
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefMajor General Bantu Holomisa
Personnel
Military age18–49
Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of South Africa
RanksMilitary ranks of Transkei

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.