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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* An early camouflage pattern developed for the SADF and issued to the Reconnaissance Commandos incoporated dark brown, dark olive green and russet stripes on a pale green background, with some variability between production runs. Referred to in some circles as Recce "wet season" camouflage, this camouflage design was initially produced between circa 1970 and 1976, although evidence indicates leftover stocks were later supplied to the 32 Bn Reconnaissance Wing. The design was later "copied" by the Reconaissance Regiments (see below), where it was given the designation Pattern 1. The 32 Battalion <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">camouflage patterns </del>were based on the original drawings of this design.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* An early camouflage pattern developed for the SADF and issued to the Reconnaissance Commandos incoporated dark brown, dark olive green and russet stripes on a pale green background, with some variability between production runs. Referred to in some circles as Recce "wet season" camouflage, this camouflage design was initially produced between circa 1970 and 1976, although evidence indicates leftover stocks were later supplied to the 32 Bn Reconnaissance Wing <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in April 1977 (but only worn on operations outside of [[South West Africa]])</ins>. The design was later "copied" by the Reconaissance Regiments (see below), where it was given the designation Pattern 1. The <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">distinctive camouflage patterns later adopted by </ins>32 Battalion were based on the original drawings of this design.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The SADF 32 Battalion was formed in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1976 </del>from elements of a specialized unconventional warfare unit of [[Angola|Angola's]] FNLA who had been trained and supplied by South African special forces under Colonel Jan Breytenbach. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Most </del>of its members were Portuguese-speaking Angolans that had been forced to leave their nation after FAPLA's provisional victory..<ref>R Pitta and J Fannell: "South African Special Forces" (Osprey Publishing Ltd, London, 1993) p. 15-16</ref> The primary objective of 32 Battalion was counter-insurgency operations targeting PLAN in [[South West Africa]] as well as FAPLA. The unit would be disbanded in 1991, but not before acquiring one of the most lethal reputations of any unit in the SADF.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* </ins>The SADF 32 Battalion was <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">initially </ins>formed in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1975 </ins>from elements of a specialized unconventional warfare unit <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">composed primarily </ins>of [[Angola|Angola's]] FNLA who had been trained and supplied by South African special forces under Colonel Jan Breytenbach<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, as well as some members of UNITA that no longer wished to remain fighting for Angolan independence</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">All </ins>of its <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">enlisted </ins>members were Portuguese-speaking Angolans that had been forced to leave their nation after FAPLA's provisional victory..<ref>R Pitta and J Fannell: "South African Special Forces" (Osprey Publishing Ltd, London, 1993) p. 15-16</ref> The primary objective of 32 Battalion was counter-insurgency operations targeting PLAN in [[South West Africa]] as well as FAPLA. The unit would be disbanded in 1991, but not before acquiring one of the most lethal reputations of any unit in the SADF<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. Prior to its official desgination as 32 Battalion, the unit was known as Bravo Group and operated somewhat independently from the SADF. As the fledgling unit was formed directly from former FNLA personnel, heavy use was initially made of Portuguese M1964 pattern ''vertical lizard'' camouflage and captured MPLA [[Cuba|Cuban]] "grey lizard" pattern uniforms from 1975 until mid-1976</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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