Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit

Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit
SANDF Regiment Potchefstroom University emblem
Active	1946 to present
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa  Republic of South Africa
Branch	South African Army  South African Army
Type	Reserve Artillery
Part of	South African Army Artillery Formation Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Potchefstroom
Anniversaries	1 August 1946[1]
Commanders
Officer Commanding during Operation Packer	Cmdt C. Hattingh
Insignia
Collar Badge	Bursting grenade with seven flames
Beret Colour	Oxford Blue
Artillery Battery Emblems
Artillery Beret Bar circa 1992

Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit [2](Afrikaans for Potchefstroom University Regiment) is an artillery regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It is part of the South African Army Artillery Formation.

History

1 Observation Battery

The original regiment was formed in 1946, when the South African Army was reorganised for peacetime. It was initially called 1 Observation Battery, and in 1950 it was renamed 1 Observation Regiment.

On being affiliated with the Potchefstroom University in 1960, it was given the name Regiment Potchefstroomse Universiteit.

Structure

In terms of organisation the regiment was structured with:

• a RHQ and Radar Battery at University of Potchefstroom,
• a Survey Battery at the University of the Orange Free State and
• an Observation and Sound Ranging Battery at the University of Pretoria.

Affiliated Division

During the bush war the regiment served with:

• 8th South African Armoured Division
• 82 Mechanised Brigade It was mobilised with the brigade in 1988 for Operation Packer and Operation Displace.

and with

• 7 South African Infantry Division

Amalgamation with 25 Field Regiment

25 Field Regiment was amalgamated with Potchefstroom University (RPU) during September 1991.

SADF era 25 Field Artillery Regiment badge

Regimental Emblems

Insignia

SADF era Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit insignia

References

1. "REGIMENT POTCHEFSTROOMSE UNIVERSITEIT" (PDF). Reserve Force Division. South African Department of Defence. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.