26 Motorised Infantry Brigade (Namibia)

26 Motorised Infantry Brigade (pronounced as Two Six Motorised Infantry Brigade) is a brigade of the Namibian Army based at Grootfontein. The prefix "26" is taken from 26 August 1966, the day on which SWAPO guerrillas first encountered the South African security forces at Ongulumbashe. The brigade is responsible for defence of the Northern areas of Namibia. Its subordinate units are situated in Zambezi, Kavango, Omusati, Kunene and Oshana regions.

26 Motorised Infantry Brigade
Country	Namibia
Type	Motorised Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	Namibian Army
Garrison/HQ	Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa
Colors	Blue, Yellow,Green
Commanders
General Officer Commanding	Brigadier General Paulus Iipinge

Equipment

The Brigade uses the following equipment:

• Toyota Land Cruiser
• Toyota Hilux
• Ural Trucks

Units

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

• 261st Battalion (Rundu)

• 262nd Battalion (Katima Mulilo)

• 263rd Battalion (Oshakati)

Leadership

26 Motorised Infantry Brigade

From	General Officer Commanding	To
Unknown date	Brigadier General Tomas Hamunyela	unknown date
2008	Brigadier General Erasmus Amupolo[1]	4 April 2014
25 July 2019	Brigadier General Holden Uulenga[2]	unknown date
Unknown date	Brigadier General Peter Shikolalye	29 March 2016
29 March 2016	Brigadier General Ernos Hakuna[3]	1 March 2018
1 March 2018	Brigadier General Epimacus Tshavuka[4]	28 May 2019
28 May 2019	Brigadier General Willem Shigwedha[5]	Unknown date
Unknown date	Brigadier General Josua Kayofa	1 April 2023
1 April 2023	Brigadier General Paulus Iipinge	incumbent
From	Formation Sergeant Major	To
1998	Warrant Officer class 1 Albert Siyaya	2003