12 Motorised Infantry Brigade (Namibia)

12 Motorised Infantry Brigade (pronounced as One Two Motorised Infantry Brigade) is a brigade of the Namibian Army based at Keetmanshoop.^[1] The prefix "12" is taken from 12 May 1929, Namibia's first president's, President Sam Nujoma birthday . The brigade is responsible for the defence of the southern areas of Namibia. Its subordinate units are situated in the Omaheke, Hardap, Karas and Erongo regions.

12 Motorised Infantry Brigade
Country	Namibia
Type	Motorised Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	Namibian Army
Garrison/HQ	Keetmanshoop, !Kharas
Colors	Blue, Yellow
Commanders
General Officer Commanding	Brigadier General Natanael Endjala

Equipment

The Brigade uses the following equipment:

• Toyota Land Cruiser
• Toyota Hilux
• Ural Trucks

Units

The standard Namibian Infantry Brigade consists of a bde Headquarters, a transport coy, logistics coy and a medical coy supporting three Infantry battalions an artillery regiment and an air defence regiment.

• 124 Battalion (Oamites)

• 125 Battalion (Walvis Bay)

• 126 Battalion (Gobabis)

• 12 Artillery Regiment

Leadership

12 Motorised Infantry Brigade

From	General Officer Commanding	To
Unknown date	Brigadier General George Kalomho[2]	Unknown date
2010	Brigadier General Bernard Nkawa[3]	25 February 2014
25 February 2014	Brigadier General Peter Nghipunyati Nghilukilwa[4][1]	2016
2016	Brigadier General Epimacus Tshavuka [5]	2018
2018	Brigadier General Kashindi Eusebius ya Kashindi [6]	2018
2018	Brigadier General Joel Kapala	2020
2020	Brigadier General Aktofel Nambahu	2022
2022	Brigadier General Johannes Shimweetheleni	2024
2024	Brigadier General Natanael Endjala	Incumbent