...to the home of the South African Parabat. This site was created to establish an archive and a home for members of this unit. This is a non-profit site, hosted and maintained by volunteers who are proud of their heritage, their wings and proud to be associated with the South African Parabats.
1st April
Today is the 47th birthday of the South African Paratrooper. 1 Parachute Battalion was founded on the 1st of April 1961 and so began the journey of the this distinguished unit which has out done expectations and to this day is held in high esteem the world over…
25th March
Site Upgrade
As our members and I’m sure a few guest would have noticed, the site has been offline for a few days. It’s been a long Easter weekend, but all the work done has been worth while.
25th December
Another year has gone past and another Christmas dawns. Let us bow our heads and thank the Lord for the lives which we have and let us cherish
14 December 2007
Well its official …. its that time of the year again where we celebrate the ending of a good year and the starting of a new one and reflect upon the good times we have had, the friends we have made and the friends we have lost along the way.
New SA-Military Site
On the 1st of April 2008, the new SA-Military site will be launched.
This site is a gathering place for all those men and women that have or are currently serving in one of South Africa’s Military units.
Please remember that this site has been created by people that would like to preserve the history of the […]
In Memorium 31/10/2007
Today we remember the friends we lost on October the 31st 1987.
Anniversary of OPS Savannah
The month of October is the anniversary of Ops Savannah. We ask you to take some time and remember the Brave ones who gave up their lives for us.
SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER 1975 Task Force Zulu crossed the SWA Angolan Border. Koos (Propies) van Heerden with Cmdt SWJ (Sarel) Kotze as his 2IC….
