Regiment Piet Retief

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Regiment Piet Retief
SANDF Regiment Piet Retief emblem
SANDF Regiment Piet Retief emblem
Active 1 January 1964 to present
Country South Africa
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Type Infantry
Role Light infantry
Size One battalion
Part of South African Infantry Corps
Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQ Port Elizabeth Humewood
Insignia
Company level Insignia SA Army Company Insignia.png
SA Motorised Infantry beret bar circa 1992
SA Motorised Infantry beret bar

Regiment Piet Retief is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit.

History

The unit is named after a Voortrekker leader.

Regimental Symbols

The units emblem is the tough Aloe plant, the Eastern Cape is known for.

Battle honours

None known

References