The fought in Angola in 1978 with this structure:
MTOE from Wikipedia
Some historical info is also available here.
Their current info....
44 Para Regt is the successor to 44 Parachute Brigade, established as an integrated fulltime/reserve formation in April 1978.
At its peak, the brigade included 1, 2 and 3 Para Bns, 18 Light Regiment (120mm mortars), 44 Parachute Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 44 Parachute Engineer Regiment, 37 Field Workshop, 44 Maintenance Unit, 44 Signals Unit and 44 Anti-Tank Company.
The restructuring of the Army in 2000 saw the establishment of Corps-specific type formations. A necessary consequence was the scaling down of the brigade to a multi-battalion regiment. The regiment is also responsible for acquiring, maintaining and storing all SANDF parachutes – hence a Parachute Packing Wing, and parachute training, done at the regiment’s Parachute Training Wing.
The Brigade's first operational deployment in the post-1994 period was Operation Boleas in September 1998. It deployed two parachute companies and the Pathfinder Platoon to Lesotho to prevent a coup d'état.
During 1998, the decision was taken to redesignate the unit as a multi-battalion regiment, but it was only during the year 2000 that this change became official. As of 2004, according to the wikipedia, the Regiment had under arms:
44 Parachute Regiment Headquarters and Regimental Staff
1 Parachute Battalion (Regular Force)
3 Parachute Battalion (Reserve Force)
44 Pathfinder Platoon
13 Signal Squadron
44 Medical Task Group
Parachute Training Wing
Parachute Packing Wing
101 Air Supply Unit
Current role: Parachute infantry
Current base: Tempe, Bloemfontein
By: Brant
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