| Witwatersrand Command | |
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| The Drill Hall, [1] Johannesburg, South Africa | |
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| Type | Command (military formation) |
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.
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]
| From | Commanding Officers | To |
| 1936 | Major-General Christoffel Venter CB DFC & bar [5] | 1936 |
| c. 1939 | Lt Col Charlie Ross [1] | 24 July 2023 |
| c. 1945 | Maj Gen Bertram Frank Armstrong [6] [7] | 24 July 2023 |
| August 1940 | Lt Col William E.C. Tanner [lower-alpha 1] | October 1940 |
| 1974 | Brigadier G.W. Germishuizen [9] | 24 July 2023 |
| 1987 | Brigadier Joffel van der Westhuizen [10] | 24 July 2023 |
| From | Command Sgts Major | To |
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