| Witwatersrand Command | |
|---|---|
| The Drill Hall,[1]Johannesburg,South Africa | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Command (military formation) |
TheWitwatersrand Command was aCommand of theSouth African Army. It was one of the ten regional commands, which, with the Walvis Bay Military Area, made up the Territorial Force.
Based inJohannesburg, 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]
When6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment SAA became operational in 1966 with its headquarters atBrakpan, it was originally administratively responsible to Headquarters Witwatersrand Command, but was later transferred toI South African Corps.
In 1987, the command headquarters installation was the target of a bomb byUmkhonto we Sizwe operativeHein Grosskopf.[4]
| From | Commanding Officers | To |
| 1936 | Major-GeneralChristoffel VenterCB DFC & bar[5] | 1936 |
| c. 1939 | Lt Col Charlie Ross[1] | 23 November 2025 |
| c. 1945 | Maj GenBertram Frank Armstrong[6][7] | 23 November 2025 |
| August 1940 | Lt ColWilliam E.C. Tanner[a] | October 1940 |
| 1974 | Brigadier G.W. Germishuizen[9] | 23 November 2025 |
| 1987 | BrigadierJoffel van der Westhuizen[10] | 23 November 2025 |
| From | Command Sgts Major | To |
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