page_title: Pretoria Regiment
section_title: Border War
hierarchical_section_title: Pretoria Regiment / History / Border War
caption_attribution_description: English: SADF era Regiment Pretoria commemorative letter
context_page_description: The Pretoria Regiment / Pretoria Armoured Regiment is an armoured 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. The Regiment is stationed in the city after which it was named, Pretoria. It is part of the South African Army Armour Formation.
context_section_description: The regiment was placed under the command of the 8th Armoured Division (South Africa) in this period.
  The regiment saw service in the Border War in operations such as Operation Prone.
  One squadron of the regiments tanks was attached to 61 Mechanised Battalion Group for operations near Cuito Cuanavale sustaining no personnel or vehicle casualties.
caption: SADF era Regiment Pretoria commemorative letter
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