Witwatersrand Command
Command of the South African Army
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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.
| Witwatersrand Command | |
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| The Drill Hall,[1] Johannesburg, South Africa | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Command (military formation) |
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.
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
Group 16 (Marievale)
Group 17 (Midvaal)
Group 18 (Doornkop)
Group 41 (Primrose)
Group 42 (Lenz)
Leadership
| From | Commanding Officers | To |
| 1936 | Major-General Christoffel Venter CB DFC & bar[5] | 1936 |
| c. 1939 | Lt Col Charlie Ross[1] | 7 March 2026 |
| c. 1945 | Maj Gen Bertram Frank Armstrong[6][7] | 7 March 2026 |
| August 1940 | Lt Col William E.C. Tanner[a] | October 1940 |
| 1974 | Brigadier G.W. Germishuizen[9] | 7 March 2026 |
| 1987 | Brigadier Joffel van der Westhuizen[10] | 7 March 2026 |
| From | Command Sgts Major | To |
