South African Marine Corps
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south-african-marine-corps-296-127573
title:
South African Marine Corps
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South Africa currently does not have a marine corps, though in the past it did. It was originally set up as a sub-branch of the South African Navy during the apartheid era, with the primary purpose of protecting the country's harbours (1951-1955). Then it was recreated in 1979 during the South African Border War as 1 Marine Brigade with the aim of serving as marine infantry (1979-1990). Today, the SAN Maritime Reaction Squadron is the closest analogue to a marine corps South Africa has.
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Marine_Corps
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date modified:
2024-02-11T08:23:40Z
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