32 Battalion (South Africa)

32 Battalion
32 Battalion emblem
Active	1975 – 26 March 1993
Country	South Africa
Branch	South African Army
Type	Light infantry
Role	Air assault Anti-tank warfare Artillery observer Close-quarters combat Counterinsurgency Desert warfare Direct fire Indirect fire Jungle warfare Maneuver warfare Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Tracking Urban warfare
Size	Battalion
Part of	South African Defence Force
Nickname(s)	Buffalo Battalion/Os Terríveis (English: The Terrible Ones")
Motto(s)	Proelio Procusi (English: "Forged in Battle")
Engagements	South African Border War
Commanders
Founder	Colonel Jan Breytenbach
Subsequent commanders	Col Gert Nel Col Deon Ferreira (Falcon) Col Eddie Viljoen (Big Daddy)
Insignia
Battalion flag

32 Battalion (sometimes nicknamed Buffalo Battalion, Three-two battalion or Portuguese: Os Terríveis for The Terrible Ones) was an elite light infantry battalion of the South African Army founded in 1975, composed of black and white commissioned and enlisted personnel. It was disbanded on 26 March 1993.^[1]: 280