Regiment Oos Transvaal
Regiment Oos Transvaal is a reserve force regiment of the South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation.
History
Regiment Oos Transvaal [1] was established on 1 October 1964. Its first headquarters was a Magistrates Court office in Brakpan in 1968, but by 1975, its Headquarters had moved on to Benoni. Renamed Apex Military Base, it was opened officially by Lt Gen Geldenhuys in 1976.
Equipment
Regiment Oos Transvaal was originally meant to be equipped with 35mm Oerlikon but by December 1964, a decision was made that Regiment Oos Transvaal would use Bofors and Oerlikon guns, comprising a Bofors regiment, two 40mm Bofors batteries and a 35mm Oerlikon battery. In 1977 however the Regiment had been equipped as a 20mm anti-aircraft cannon regiment, with six batteries each of 18 guns.
Operations
Regiment Oos Transvaal supplied its R Battery for service in Operation Savannah in January/March 1976 while its P Battery served in the same border area from March to May. Regiment Oos Transvaal formed part of a reaction force in 1980 but by 1983, members of the Regiment were involved directly in a number of operations.
Present day
Regiment Oos Transvaal is currently equipped with the Oerlikon GDF Mk.5 35mm gun.[2]
Regimental symbols
Previous insignia
Battle honours
- Operation Savannah (Southern Angola)
Freedom of the city
The Freedom of Brakpan was granted to the Regiment on 14 April 1984.
References
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Engineer Formation | |
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Training Formation |
- 3 SAI (Training Depot)
- SAACTC
- Army Gymnasium
- Army College
- de Brug Training Area
- Wallmannsthal Training Area
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Support Formation |
- Army Support Bases (Eastern Cape, Johannesburg, Kimberley, KZN, Limpopo, Potcheftstroom, Western Cape, Mpumalanga)
- Mobilisation Centre
- Main Ordnance Depot
- National Ceremonial Guard
- 15 Maint Unit
- Other Maintenance Units
- 37 Field Workshop SAOSC
- Other Field Workshops
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- 1 Sig Regt
- 2 Sig Regt
- 3 Sig Regt
- 4 Sig Regt
- 5 Sig Regt
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| Reserve | 6 Signal Regt
7 Signal Group
11 Field Postal Unit
- 71 Signals Unit
- 84 Sigs Unit
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- 16 Brigade (see 81 Armoured Brigade)
- 17 Brigade (see 71 Motorised Brigade)
- 18 Brigade (see 72 Motorised Brigade)
- 19 Brigade (see 82 Mechanised Brigade)
- 20 Brigade
- 60 Brigade (Battlegroups HQ Lohatla)
- 71 Motorised Brigade
- 72 Motorised Brigade
- 73 Motorised Brigade
- 74 Brigade (see 8th Armoured Division)
- 75 Brigade (see 9th Division)
- 81 Armoured Brigade
- 82 Mechanised Brigade
- 83 Brigade (planned but never existed)
- 84 Motorised Brigade
- 10 Artillery Brigade
- Other brigades
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- Regiment Algoa Bay
- Regiment Congella
- Regiment Dan Pienaar
- Regiment De Wet
- Regiment Groot Karoo
- Regiment Highveld
- Regiment Hillcrest
- Regiment Langenhoven
- Regiment Louw Wepener/Oos Vrystaat
- Regiment Molopo
- Regiment North Natal
- Regiment Port Natal
- Regiment Pretorius
- Regiment Springs
- Regiment Skoonspruit
- Regiment University of Cape Town
- Regiment University of the Free State
- Regiment University of Potchefstroom
- Regiment University of Pretoria
- Regiment University of Stellenbosch
- Regiment Vanderbiljpark
- Regiment Vrystaat
- 5 Forward Air Delivery Squadron
- 6 Field Artillery Regiment
- 7 Medium Artillery Regiment
- 10 Armoured Squadron
- 14 Field Artillery Regiment
- 19 Rocket Regiment
- 25 Field Artillery
- 26 Field Artillery
- SA Army Troop Information Unit
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