10 Artillery Brigade | |
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![]() 10 Artillery Brigade | |
Active | 1983–1992 |
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Type | Artillery Brigade |
Part of | South African Artillery Corps |
Garrison | Potchefstroom |
Nickname(s) | 10 Art |
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Engagements | South African Border War |
Commanders | |
OC Operation Excite/Hilti | Commandant George Swanepoel |
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SADF 10 Artillery Brigade laurel | ![]() |
10 Artillery Brigade beret badge | ![]() |
10 Artillery Brigade was a South African Defence Force formation designed for mass artillery barrages, mainly for the 7 South African Infantry Division or 8 South African Armoured Division, as well as an ad hoc formation during Operation Prone, when needed and detached and reattached where required. Smaller components would then be used at the battlegroup level.
10 Artillery Brigade [1] [2] [3] was formed in Potchefstroom in 1983, when 4 Field Regiment [4] and 14 Field Regiment [5] were both incorporated as 4 Artillery Regiment and 14 Field Artillery Regiment. 4 Artillery Regiment was located to the old 14 Field Regiment base where the Brigade was established. It provided the base and training facilities as well as National Servicemen gunner training between each regiment on an annual basis.
The Brigade utilized the following equipment:
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