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Command of the South African Army
Orange Free State Command was a command of the South African Army, active from c. 1933 to c. 1999. Its headquarters was at Bloemfontein, seemingly for
Orange_Free_State_Command
Index of articles associated with the same name
Netherlands, chivalric order Flag of the Orange Order Orange (disambiguation) Order (disambiguation) Orange Free State Command, South Africa army force division
Order_of_Orange
Military unit
Field Company, South African Engineer Corps: Durban HQ Bloemfontein, Orange Free State A. Permanent Force The Pioneer Battalion: Bloemfontein B. Active Citizen
South African Army order of battle 1940
South_African_Army_order_of_battle_1940
South African militia force
In the Transvaal, the CIC was called the Commandant-General and in the Free State the Hoofdkommandant or Chief Commandant. The CIC was responsible to the
Commando System (South Africa)
Commando_System_(South_Africa)
Branch of the South African National Defence Force
regional commands. These included Cape Command (with its headquarters at the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town), Orange Free State Command, Natal Command, Witwatersrand
South_African_Army
South Africa international rugby union player (1946–2021)
was the commander of the Orange Free State Command from 1992 to 1995. Bestbier played his provincial rugby for the Free State and made his test debut for
André_Bestbier
Military College, Director Artillery, SA Military Academy and later Orange Free State Command. He was appointed the OC 2 Military Area from late 1975 in Operation
Johan_Potgieter
South African Army general
insubordination during the North African Campaign. He was born in Ladybrand, Orange Free State and in his youth grew up in Natal. His family members had fought against
Dan_Pienaar
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
32_Battalion_(South_Africa)
Military of South Africa
Historical Perspective" (PDF). humanities.ufs.ac.za/. University of the Free State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 21 October
South African National Defence Force
South_African_National_Defence_Force
South African Army officer and politician (1933–2020)
Regiment in Bethlehem, OC School of Artillery. Second in Command Orange Free State Command in 1968. Col Viljoen qualified as a paratrooper at this time
Constand_Viljoen
Armed wing of the African National Congress
(December), the MK high command set up regional commands in the main centres. The people chosen to be part of these commands were chosen either because
UMkhonto_weSizwe
South African military commander (1943–2022)
He also commanded the School of Armour from 11 January 1981 to 18 December 1983. He was promoted to Brigadier and OC Orange Free State Command. He was
Reginald_Otto
Military forces of the Republic of South Africa
part of the province of Limpopo. Special forces are directly under the command of the Joint Operations Division of the SANDF, and unlike other similar
South_African_Special_Forces
South African Army military command
Natal Command was a Command of the South African Army. It was headquartered in Durban, South Africa. By the 1980s, it was responsible for the security
Natal_Command
Internment of civilians by the British in the 1899–1902 African conflict
the South African Republic, Orange Free State, Colony of Natal, and Cape Colony. In February 1900, Lord Kitchener took command of the British forces and
Second Boer War concentration camps
Second_Boer_War_concentration_camps
South African Army general (1908–1988)
the war, Grobbelaar served as Officer Commanding Orange Free State Command, Northern Transvaal Command and the South African Military College. Grobbelaar
Pieter_Grobbelaar
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Rouxville_Commando
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Regiment_Uitenhage
Military unit
force protection and stock theft control. The unit resorted under the commands of Groups 25 and 36. This unit, along with all other Commando units was
Fauresmith_Commando
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Boshof_Commando
South African politician and statesman
parliament of the Cape Colony, Chief Justice and fifth State President of the Orange Free State, State Secretary of the South African Republic at the time
Francis_William_Reitz
Military of South Africa from 1912 to 1957
General Staff. In addition the 6 military districts were redesignated "Commands". As the economy improved Minister Pirow put forward a plan to expand and
Union Defence Force (South Africa)
Union_Defence_Force_(South_Africa)
Military unit
1942. It appears to have been formed within the Orange Free State Command, as it was within the command boundaries on 3 September 1939. On that day it
4th Infantry Brigade (South Africa)
4th_Infantry_Brigade_(South_Africa)
Military unit
search operations assisting the local police. This unit resorted under the command of Group 1. This unit, along with all other Commando units was disbanded
Koeberg_Commando
Military unit
commandos of the Free State Army commanded by General A Piet Cronje and a British Flying Column dispatched from Ladysmith under the command of Sir George
Vrede_Commando
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Bultfontein_Commando
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
12 South African Infantry Battalion
12_South_African_Infantry_Battalion
Paramilitary wing of the Pan Africanist Congress from 1961 to 1994
arms and funding. Initially APLA attacked and robbed farmsteads in the Free State and Eastern Cape provinces resulting in a number of farm deaths. Attacks
Azanian People's Liberation Army
Azanian_People's_Liberation_Army
Paratroop unit of the South African Army
this operation. In 2013, the battalion contributed one company, under command of Major Vic Vrolik, to the FIB which fought a number of engagements in
1_Parachute_Battalion
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Smithfield_Commando
Camberley. Officer Commanding SWA Command. He later served as Officer Commanding Orange Free State Command and North Western Command. In 1974 he was appointed
Andre_van_Deventer
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Hunter_Group
South African government-sponsored death squad during the apartheid era
Rhoodie's Department of Information (see Muldergate Scandal), the Bureau of State Security (B.O.S.S.) and Project Barnacle (a top-secret project to eliminate
Civil_Cooperation_Bureau
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Bambatha_Rifles
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Thaba_Tshwane
Armed forces of South West Africa, 1977–1989
practical purposes, SWATF remained firmly integrated into existing SADF command structures. Its primary goal was protection of the territory of SWA from
South West Africa Territorial Force
South_West_Africa_Territorial_Force
Military unit
Rakoma, Ally (5 March 2012). "SA Army Infantry Formation Changing of Command Parade". RSA Department of Defence. Retrieved 19 December 2014. Englebrecht
South African Army Infantry Formation
South_African_Army_Infantry_Formation
Military unit
theft control assistance to the rural police. This unit resorted under the command of Group 26. This unit, along with all other Commando units was disbanded
Phillipolis_Commando
Kroonstad based in Kroonstad, is the regional military band serving the Free State province. It was founded in 1977, when the excellent Correctional Services
Bands of the South African National Defence Force
Bands_of_the_South_African_National_Defence_Force
Military unit
is killed in combat during an attack on Moshesh at Thaba Bosigo in the Free State". South African History Online. "The Battle of Biddulphsberg". Archived
Wepener_Commando
South African military training area
Division Mobilisation Unit and a Provost Unit A Forward Air Command Post and Medical Command Post helped to integrate elements from the Air Force and Medical
Lohatla
Boer War general
March 1844 – 18 February 1900, Oom meaning Uncle in Afrikaans) was an Orange Free State Boer war general and Commander-in-Chief, who was fatally shot at the
Naas_Ferreira
South African Army combat formation
the evening of 2 July shook the 8th Army command's confidence in the morale of the division and Auchinleck stated that the division could no longer be exposed
1st South African Infantry Division
1st_South_African_Infantry_Division
Military unit
South African Army military engineering units. The Formation is currently commanded by the General Officer Commanding (GOC); Brigadier General Willis Nkosi
South African Army Engineer Formation
South_African_Army_Engineer_Formation
Military unit
reorganisation, the following units were transferred from Natal Command to the new command: Natal Mounted Rifles Umvoti Mounted Rifles Durban Light Infantry
84 Motorised Brigade (South Africa)
84_Motorised_Brigade_(South_Africa)
South African Army reserve infantry regiment
to 1902 - as mounted infantry - and took part in campaigns in the Orange Free State and the South African Republic. Members of the unit volunteered for
Chief_Maqoma_Regiment
Defence force of the Republic of Transkei
the TDF and to supervise training. President K.D. Matanzima retired as State President in February 1986, and was succeeded by his brother, G.M. Matanzima
Transkei_Defence_Force
Military unit
control in assistance of the rural police. The unit resorted under the command of Group 34. This unit, along with all other Commando units was disbanded
Bothaville_Commando
South African Army reserve air assault infantry regiment
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Chief_Makhanda_Regiment
Military unit
The Squadron resorted under command of Group 18 in the 1980s trading buffel drivers for Commando units during the state of emergency. Angola, The War
3rd Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron
3rd_Armoured_Personnel_Carrier_Squadron
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
121 South African Infantry Battalion
121_South_African_Infantry_Battalion
The Orange Free State was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century. The Orange Free State was annexed
Postage stamps and postal history of the Orange Free State
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Orange_Free_State
Military unit
Commandos, and the black Rhodesian operators in 53 Commando, which was commanded by South African officers and NCOs. About 30 former Rhodesian Light Infantry
5 Reconnaissance Commando (South Africa)
5_Reconnaissance_Commando_(South_Africa)
Military unit
of a restructure. South African Armour Corps units previously under the command of various different brigades and other formations were all grouped under
South African Army Armour Formation
South_African_Army_Armour_Formation
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
6 South African Infantry Battalion
6_South_African_Infantry_Battalion
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
South African Army Support Formation
South_African_Army_Support_Formation
Former South African Army infantry regiment
Hottentot and White ancestry, this unit had about 400 members under the command of Hendrik Eksteen and Gerrit Munnik. The unit was disbanded in 1782 when
Cape_Corps
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
44 Parachute Regiment (South Africa)
44_Parachute_Regiment_(South_Africa)
Armed force of the former Republic of Ciskei Bantustan in South Africa
headmen. These forces are controlled by structures within the Council of State. There is also a decentralised medical and signals element. Officers Other
Ciskei_Defence_Force
Military unit
three artillery pieces, drawn from several eastern Free State commandos under the overall command of General A.I. de Villiers, took up positions on the
Senekal_Commando
Reserve unit of the South African Army
embodied. Both battalions then went on to fight in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State Republic until the end of the war. In total the members of the Regiment
Johannesburg Light Horse Regiment
Johannesburg_Light_Horse_Regiment
Military museum in Free State Province, South Africa
city. The former residence of the President of the Republic of the Orange Free State from 1886 until 1899 when the city fell to the British Empire during
Old_Presidency
Defence force of the Republic of Bophuthatswana
Defence Force Parachute Battalion at Gopane was placed under operational command of 2 SSB, as part of the founding of the SANDF. 2 SSB withdrew simultaneously
Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force
Military unit
Northern Transvaal Command was a command of the South African Army. It was active from 1959 to mid 2000 when it was disestablished.[citation needed] Formerly
Northern_Transvaal_Command
Military unit
theft control assistance to the rural police. The unit resorted under the command of Group 26. This unit, along with all other Commando units was disbanded
Jacobsdal_Commando
Military unit
1960s the Regiment was part of the part-time component of Western Province Command. When the Army was re-organised for internal security duties in 1960, Regiment
General_Jan_Smuts_Regiment
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
9 South African Infantry Battalion
9_South_African_Infantry_Battalion
South African Army unit
British campaign to subdue the Boer republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. The Regiment served until October 1900, when the Natal Volunteer
Ingobamakhosi_Carbineers
Command of the South African Army
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
Witwatersrand_Command
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Regiment_Natalia
Reserve artillery regiment of the South African Army
African forces - after the crushing by the state of the Afrikaner rebellion in the Northern Cape, eastern Free State and western Transvaal. The Germans had
Nelson Mandela Artillery Regiment
Nelson_Mandela_Artillery_Regiment
Infantry division of the Union of South Africa during World War II
Imperial Light Horse 1st Rand Light Infantry 1st Kaffrarian Rifles (under command from 1000 hrs 25 Dec. 41) B and C Companies, Durban Mounted Rifles (D.M
2nd South African Infantry Division
2nd_South_African_Infantry_Division
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Durban_Light_Infantry
Military unit
assisting the rural police in stock theft control. The unit resorted under the command of Group 24. This unit, along with all other Commando units was disbanded
Lindley_Commando
Military formations of South Africa in World War I
African Infantry Regiment was commanded by Lt Col W.E.C. Tanner, with the regiment being raised from Natal and Orange Free State. Many volunteers were from
South African Overseas Expeditionary Force
South_African_Overseas_Expeditionary_Force
Military unit
from 1 January 1946. It was transferred from Cape Town and out of Cape Command to Oudtshoorn from 31 December 1953, but was then disbanded after a Citizen
South African Army Artillery Formation
South_African_Army_Artillery_Formation
headquarters 71 Motorised Brigade and of the citizen force units under its command. Brackenfell, South Africa: L. Crook in conjunction with the South African
Traditional South African Regiments
Traditional_South_African_Regiments
Military unit
Division with Chief of Army Command Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit with 7 South African Infantry Division Command Transvaal State Artillery with 7 South
7 South African Infantry Division
7_South_African_Infantry_Division
Light infantry regiment of the South African Army
theft control assistance to the rural police. The unit resorted under the command of Group 14. Waterberg Commando had a branch in Ellisras which became a
Waterberg_Commando
Military unit
Military Merit Medal. One of these members 2lt Lance Houghton went on to command the 2 Battalion in 1992). Another event CSM Wright was involved in, occurred
Solomon_Mahlangu_Regiment
Military unit
Breytenbach. At the time du Plessis was the commanding officer of the Orange Free State Command (OFS Cmd) and had previous experience serving in 1 Parachute Battalion
44 Parachute Brigade (South Africa)
44_Parachute_Brigade_(South_Africa)
Military unit
January 1993, 151 Battalion, formed from the Southern Sothos in the Orange Free area, was assimilated into 1 SAI. In September 1999, Lt. S. Madubela
1 South African Infantry Battalion
1_South_African_Infantry_Battalion
Military unit
theft control assistance to the local police. The unit resorted under the command of Group 35. This unit, along with all other Commando units was disbanded
Brandfort_Commando
Military unit
Regiment President Steyn as a tank regiment in the Armoured Brigade (Free State) of the Mechanised Division (headquarters Wallmansthal), alongside 1 SA
Pretoria_Armour_Regiment
Defence organisation of the Cape Colony in South Africa
including the Cape Colony and Natal – and the Boer republics in the Orange Free State and Transvaal. Boer forces invaded the Cape in 1899 and besieged Mafeking
Cape_Colonial_Forces
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Buffalo_Volunteer_Rifles
Military unit
Transvaal, 9,555 from the Cape Province, 7,366 from Natal, 4,522 from the Orange Free State and 7,000 from South-West Africa. Thirty percent of recruits came
Native_Military_Corps
Boer general (1838 - 1903)
Marthinus Prinsloo (1838 - 1903) was an Orange Free State Boer farmer, politician and general in the Second Boer War (1899-1902). He was born of Nicolaas
Marthinus_Prinsloo
Military unit
Andrè Wessels of the Department of History at the University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, "the wearing of these tabs caused a lot of resentment
Special_Service_Battalion
Military unit
with an orange jacket, depicting the colour of the flowers of its emblem, as well as the regiment's strong roots in the Eastern Cape, where orange is a traditional
Nelson_Mandela_Regiment
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Sekhukhune Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Sekhukhune_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment
Military unit
Alpha Company was stationed at Rundu for Reaction Force duties under the command of 202 Battalion for 6 months, whereafter they were posted to Nepara for
7 South African Infantry Battalion
7_South_African_Infantry_Battalion
Military unit
Pretoria) Northern Cape Command (Kimberly) Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) Southern Cape Command (Oudsthoorn) West
Bagaka_Regiment
South African Army combat formation
division was initially deployed as part of the British Eighth Army, under command of Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese, and was then transferred to the U.S
6th South African Armoured Division
6th_South_African_Armoured_Division
Military unit
operations against SWAPO. Combat Group Juliet was then formed under the command of Commandant Frank Bestbier. The Battle Group first saw action in Operation
61_Mechanised_Battalion_Group
Military unit
October 1963, Captain Jan Klopper sent AFC Moodie to Northern Transvaal Command, where he was informed by Cmdt. C. Spiller that a permanent commissioned
101_Air_Supply_Unit_SAOSC
Military unit
Grootfontein, in Sector 30, Namibia, Operation Protea (1981), destroy SWAPO command and training center at Xangongo and logistic bases at Xangongo and Ongiva
8 South African Infantry Battalion
8_South_African_Infantry_Battalion
Boer general (1854–1922)
Leeuwkop farm, in the district of Smithfield in the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State, he later resided at Dewetsdorp, named after his father, Jacobus Ignatius
Christiaan_de_Wet
Military unit
Included in these 11 paratroopers was Jan Breytenbach, who was placed in command of the Founder Members by General Loots. Major General Loots and the Chief
1 Reconnaissance Commando (South Africa)
1_Reconnaissance_Commando_(South_Africa)
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