35 Engineer Support Regiment

35 Engineer Support Regiment
35 Engineer Support Regiment
Active	1946 - present
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa  Republic of South Africa
Branch	South African Army  South African Army
Type	Military engineering
Size	Regiment
Part of	South African Army Engineer Formation Army Conventional
Garrison/HQ	Dunnottar
Motto(s)	Sustincere vincere est” support for victory
Colors	Guardsman Red and Oxford Blue[1]
Engagements	South African Border War
Insignia
Collar Badge	Bursting grenade with nine flames
Beret Colour	Oxford blue
Engineers Company Emblems
Engineers Beret Bar circa 1992

35 Engineer Support Regiment is a regiment of the South African Engineer Corps. The role of the unit is to be the depot of prime mission equipment for the engineer corps.^[2]

History

Origin

Originally established at Kroonstad as 35 Field Park Squadron but later renamed 35 Engineer Support Unit. The unit was moved to Mariedale near Springs and renamed 35 Engineer Support Regiment with the number 35 being replaced on its flash by the bee.

Leadership

• Col Gerrit Janse van Vuuren^[3]
• Lt Col Sam Mbonani^[4]

Insignia

Previous Insignia

SADF era 35 Engineer Support Regiment insignia

References

1. Englebrecht, Leon (9 February 2010). "Fact file: The SA Engineering Corps". DefenceWeb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
2. Engelbrecht, Leon. "Engineers complete first East Cape bailey bridge - defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
3. "Change of Command at 35 Engineer Support Regiment". www.dod.mil.za. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
4. "35 Regiment under new command - Springs Advertiser". springsadvertiser.co.za. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.