Transkei Faithful Service Medal Soviet Union Forces Small Team Operator by

Forces Small Team Operator by Col Andre Diedericks

with excellent wear

Lots of photos and examples

This led the country to seek clandestine aid from sympathetic nations

but those who had originally earned the old wings were allowed to continue wearing them as a permanent and distinguished honor up until 1962

Transkei Faithful Service Medal Soviet Union Forces Small Team Operator byOriginal pre 1994 South African Homeland of Transkei Faithful service medal. Awarded for 10 years of faithful service. Incorrect ribbon attached, this ribbon is actually for the Transkei Defence Force meritorious service medal. Each of the four nominally independent homelands Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei, and Venda maintained small defense forces that were effectively under SADF control, despite each government's claim to national sovereignty. (No