Pietermaritzburg Commando
Pietermaritzburg Commando
Active	1940 – 1981
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa Republic of South Africa
Branch	South African Army  South African Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Light Infantry
Size	One Battalion
Part of	South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg Commando, laterNatalia Regiment, was alight infantryregiment of theSouth African Army. It formed part of theSouth African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve.

This unit could trace its antecedents back to a Natal Law for the protection of the colony, namely Law No 19 of 1862 which instructed the establishment of a rifle association.

The name of this rifle association was changed during the UDF era to the Pietermaritzburg Commando.

By the 1940s, the commando was headquartered at thePietermaritzburg Drill Hall and was shared by another unit during that era, namely theNatal Carbineers.

In 1981, the commando was converted to a regiment as an infantry battalion under the Citizen Force, being renamed as theNatalia Regiment.

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