Battle Honours
The battalion was one of the most decorated units during the South African Border War, with a total of 13 Honoris Crux medals for bravery awarded to its members, second only to the South African Special Forces Brigade, whose members were awarded 46 Honoris Crux medals during the same period.
List of 32 Battalion recipients of the Honoris Crux- Lieutenant Connie van Wyk
- Sergeant Danny Roxo
- Warrant Officer 2 Willy Ward
- Major Eddie Viljoen
- Lance Corporal Feliciano Costa
- Corporal Eduardo João
- Second Lieutenant Petrus Nel
- Corporal Victor Dracula
- Rifleman Bernardo Domingos
- Major Hannes Nortmann
- Sergeant Rihan Rupping
- Captain Petrus van Zyl - Operation Modular
- Lieutenant Tobias de Vos - Operation Modular
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