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Regiment Overvaal
Regiment Overvaal is a reserve force regiment of the South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation. History Origin 8 Light Anti-Aircraft (8 LAA) was established in 1969 as a Medium Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment and was based on the Vereeniging Military Base. The unit was established without any troops. ''P Battery'' of Regiment Vaalriver, Regiment Vaalrivier was therefore subsequently transferred on 1 October 1969 to form 8 LAA. Organisation The first Officer Commanding was Commandant R.D.J. Coetzee and the first Regimental sergeant major, RSM WO1 C.S. Feldtmann. Major R.D.J. Coetzee was appointed as the acting Commanding Officer on formation of the unit and was accompanied by 420 members consisting of: * 11 officers (2 majors, 1 captain, 3 lieutenants and 5 second lieutenants) * 40 NCOs (1 WO2, 6 sergeants, 22 bombardiers and 11 lance-bombardiers) * 369 Gunners Renamed 8 LAA was renamed on 27 April 1973 as Regiment Overvaal. Higher HQ Regiment Overvaal fell under the regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SADF Regiment Overvaal Emblem
The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: ''Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag'') comprised the Military, armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence Force (South Africa), Union Defence Force was officially succeeded by the SADF, which was established by the Defence Act (No. 44) of 1957. The SADF, in turn, was superseded by the South African National Defence Force in 1994. Mission and structure The SADF was organised to perform a dual mission: to Counterinsurgency, counter possible insurgency in all forms, and to maintain a conventional military arm which could defend the republic's borders, making retaliatory strikes as necessary. As the military expanded during the 1970s, the SADF general staff was organised into six sections—finance, intelligence, logistics, operations, personnel, and planning; uniquely, the South African Medical Service (SAMS) was made co-equal with the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
