(1) Regiment Highveld was formed in Middelburg on the 1 January 1960 , it also stationed a rear HQ in the town of Nelspruit .
(2) On 1 January 1960 , the Highveld regiment was founded in Nelspruit , which also stationed a Rear HQ in the town of Middelburg .

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