101 Battalion

For other units of a similar nomenclature, see 101st Battalion (disambiguation).

101 Battalion was a quick-reaction unit of the South West African Territorial Force. It was previously known as the Owambo Battalion. It was activated as 35 Battalion in 1978, and was redesignated 101 Battalion by 1984. It was disbanded upon the independence of Namibia in 1990-91.

See also

• Namibian War of Independence
• South African Border War

Reference

• PHR Snyman, Beeld Van Die SWA Gebiedsmag, 1989

Further reading

• Helmoed-Romer Heitman (Author), Paul Hannon (Illustrator), Modern African Wars (3): South-West Africa (Men-At-Arms Series, 242), Osprey Publishing (November 28, 1991) ISBN 185532122X.