Regiment University of the Free State

Regiment University of the Orange Free State
	Regiment University of the Orange Free State emblem
Active	1960 – c. 1974
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa ;
Branch	South African Army ;
Type	Artillery
Size	Regiment
Part of	South African Army Artillery Corps ; Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Pretoria
Insignia
Collar Badge	Bursting grenade with seven flames
Beret Colour	Oxford Blue
Artillery Battery Emblems
Artillery Beret Bar circa 1992

Last updated May 13, 2019

Regiment University of the Orange Free State was an artillery regiment of the South African Artillery. As a reserve unit, it had a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It was part of the South African Army Artillery Corps.

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Origin

In the 1950s in South Africa, military units were attached to each large university. The University of the Orange Free State acquired an artillery capability. The concept was for long term students to complete their obligatory military training in these units. Training would also be organised so as not to unduly interfere with university work.

The University of the Free State is a multi campus public university in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It was first established as an institution of higher learning in 1904 as a tertiary portion of Grey College. It was declared an independent Afrikaans-language university in 1950 and the name was changed to the University of the Orange Free State. The university has two satellite campuses. Initially a whites-only precinct, the university was fully de-segregated in 1996. The first black university vice-chancellor was appointed in 2010. Oprah Winfrey was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2011.

Offshoot unit of Regiment University of Potchefstroom

This unit could be considered a offshoot of Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit as that unit's Survey Battery was transferred to the University of the Orange Free State in the early 1950s.^[1]

Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit is an artillery regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It is part of the South African Army Artillery Formation.

A survey battery would set up the gun line for cannons through determining the horizontal and vertical locations of each piece so that plotting could occur on a firing chart and accurate data correlated.^[2]^[3]

Association with Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment

Students completing their academic courses were transferred mainly to the Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment, a active citizen force regiment which had a close association with the University.

The Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment is an artillery regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It is part of the South African Army Artillery Formation.

Amalgamation with 6 Field Regiment

This unit was finally amalgamated with 6 Field Regiment around 1974.^[4]^[5]

Insignia

Dress Insignia

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References

↑ Crook, Lionel. Regiment Potchefstroom University (PDF). The Gunner, Book 1. p. 28.
↑ Dictionary of Missile and Artillery Terms, 1982, Major Gener5al AP Bogetskiy, Colonel Kusnetsov, Lieutenant Colonel AP Shapovalov; Chief Editor Lieutenant General of Artillery G Ye Perelel'skiy. Foreign Technology Division Translation FTD-ID(RS)T-1988-80
↑ The Development of Artillery Tactics and Equipment, Brigadier AL Pemberton, 1950
↑ "Welcome to the South African Unit Profiles". War in Angola. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
↑ Otto, W (1983). "UBIQUE - THE GUNNERS OF SOUTH AFRICA". Scientia Militaria. 13 (3): 62–76. doi:10.5787/13-3-552.

Further reading: Wilsworth, Clive. First In, Last Out: The South African Artillery in Action: 1975–1988. 30 Degrees South. ISBN 978-1-920143-40-4.

External links

Engelbrecht, Leon (2010-02-09). "Fact file: The SA Artillery". defenceWeb. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
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[1] Crook, Lionel. Regiment Potchefstroom University (PDF). The Gunner, Book 1. p. 28.

[2] Dictionary of Missile and Artillery Terms, 1982, Major Gener5al AP Bogetskiy, Colonel Kusnetsov, Lieutenant Colonel AP Shapovalov; Chief Editor Lieutenant General of Artillery G Ye Perelel'skiy. Foreign Technology Division Translation FTD-ID(RS)T-1988-80

[3] The Development of Artillery Tactics and Equipment, Brigadier AL Pemberton, 1950

[4] "Welcome to the South African Unit Profiles". War in Angola. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2019-04-23.

[Scientia-5] Otto, W (1983). "UBIQUE - THE GUNNERS OF SOUTH AFRICA". Scientia Militaria. 13 (3): 62–76. doi:10.5787/13-3-552.