| Hartbeesfontein Commando | |
|---|---|
 Hartbeesfontein Commando emblem | |
| Active | 1954-2006 |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Light Infantry |
| Size | One Battalion |
| Part of | South African Infantry Corps Army Territorial Reserve, Group 30 |
| Garrison/HQ | Hartbeesfontein |
Hartbeesfontein Commando was alight infantryregiment of theSouth African Army. It formed part of theSouth African Army Infantry Formation as well as the South African Territorial Reserve.
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The unit resorted under the command of Group 30.
During this era, the unit was mainly used for area force protection, search and cordons as well as stock theft control assistance to the rural police.
This unit, along with all otherCommando units was disbanded after a decision by South African PresidentThabo Mbeki to disband all Commando Units.[1][2] The Commando system was phased out between 2003 and 2008 "because of the role it played in the apartheid era", according to theMinister of Safety and SecurityCharles Nqakula.[3]
| From | Honorary Colonels | To |
| From | Commanding Officers | To |
| 1954 | Commandant G.B. Du Plessis | 1964 |
| 1964 | Commandant C.W. De Klerk Swanepoel | 1971 |
| 1980 | Commandant J.A. Pretorius | 1990 |
| 1990 | Lt Colonel F.J.S. De Klerk | 1995 |
| 1995 | Lt Colonel J.P. Hamman | 2002 |
| 2002 | Lt Colonel J. Lemmer | 2006 |
| From | Regimental Sergeants Major | To |
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