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The Witwatersrand Command was a
In 1987, the command headquarters installation was the target of a bomb by
Command
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of the South African Army
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. It was one of the ten regional commands, which, with the Walvis Bay Military Area, made up the Territorial Force.
History
Origin
Based inJohannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...
, 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.
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
uMkhonto weSizwe (; abbreviated MK; ) was the paramilitary wing of the African National Congress (ANC), founded by Nelson Mandela in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre. Its mission was to fight against the South African government to brin ...
operative Hein Grosskopf.
Amalgamation with Northern Transvaal Command into Gauteng Command
Groups and Commando Units
Group 16 (Marievale)
* Delmas Commando * Nigel Commando * Springs CommandoGroup 17 (Midvaal)
* Iscor Commando * Krugersdorp Commando * Meyerton Commando * Vaal Commando * Vanderbijl Park Commando * Vereeniging CommandoGroup 18 (Doornkop)
* East Park Commando * Gatsrand Commando * Johannesburg East Commando * Johannesburg West Commando * Randburg Commando * Roodepoort Commando * Wemmerpan Commando * West Rand CommandoGroup 41 (Primrose)
* Atlas Commando * Benoni Commando * Brakpan Commando * Boksburg Commando * Germiston Commando * Kempton Park CommandoGroup 42 (Lenz)
* Alberton Commando * Edenvale Commando * Modderfontein Commando * Sandton CommandoLeadership
Notes
References
Commands of the South African Army Disbanded military units and formations in Johannesburg Military units and formations disestablished in the 1990s {{SouthAfrica-mil-stub