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Witwatersrand Command

The Witwatersrand Command was a Command of the South African Army. It was one of the ten regional commands, which, with the Walvis Bay Military Area, made up the Territorial Force.

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Witwatersrand Command
The Drill Hall,[1] Johannesburg, South Africa
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History

Origin

Based in Johannesburg, it was responsible for the security of the region, forming the primary level of command for military operations in support of the Police. It also provided logistic, administrative and service support to units and formations operating in its area of responsibility.[2][3]

When 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment SAA became operational in 1966 with its headquarters at Brakpan, it was originally administratively responsible to Headquarters Witwatersrand Command, but was later transferred to I South African Corps.

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SADF era Witwatersrand Command insignia

In 1987, the command headquarters installation was the target of a bomb by Umkhonto we Sizwe operative Hein Grosskopf.[4]

Amalgamation with Northern Transvaal Command into Gauteng Command

Groups and Commando Units

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SADF era Wits Command Commando Structure

Group 16 (Marievale)

Group 17 (Midvaal)

Group 18 (Doornkop)

Group 41 (Primrose)

Group 42 (Lenz)

Leadership

Leadership of Wits Command
From Commanding Officers To
1936 Major-General Christoffel Venter CB DFC & bar[5] 1936
c.1939 Lt Col Charlie Ross[1] 2 May 2025
c.1945 Maj Gen Bertram Frank Armstrong[6][7] 2 May 2025
August 1940 Lt Col William E.C. Tanner[a] October 1940
1974 Brigadier G.W. Germishuizen[9] 2 May 2025
1987 Brigadier Joffel van der Westhuizen[10] 2 May 2025
From Command Sgts Major To

Notes

  1. Later Major General William Tanner CMG)[8]:Footnote 4

References

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