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Regiment Overvaal
Regiment Overvaal is a reserve force regiment of the South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation.
8 Light Anti-Aircraft (8 LAA) was established in 1969 as a Medium Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment and was based on the Vereeniging Military Base. The unit was established without any troops. P Battery of Regiment Vaalrivier was therefore subsequently transferred on 1 October 1969 to form 8 LAA.
The first Officer Commanding was Commandant R.D.J. Coetzee and the first RSM WO1 C.S. Feldtmann.
Major R.D.J. Coetzee was appointed as the acting Commanding Officer on formation of the unit and was accompanied by 420 members consisting of:
8 LAA was renamed on 27 April 1973 as Regiment Overvaal.
Regiment Overvaal fell under the regional jurisdiction of Witwatersrand Command from 1969 to 1974.
Regiment Overvaal was assigned to support 8th Armoured Division from 1974 to 1984.
Regiment Overvaal then was assigned to Far Northern Command from 1984 to 1987.
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Regiment Overvaal
Regiment Overvaal is a reserve force regiment of the South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation.
8 Light Anti-Aircraft (8 LAA) was established in 1969 as a Medium Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment and was based on the Vereeniging Military Base. The unit was established without any troops. P Battery of Regiment Vaalrivier was therefore subsequently transferred on 1 October 1969 to form 8 LAA.
The first Officer Commanding was Commandant R.D.J. Coetzee and the first RSM WO1 C.S. Feldtmann.
Major R.D.J. Coetzee was appointed as the acting Commanding Officer on formation of the unit and was accompanied by 420 members consisting of:
8 LAA was renamed on 27 April 1973 as Regiment Overvaal.
Regiment Overvaal fell under the regional jurisdiction of Witwatersrand Command from 1969 to 1974.
Regiment Overvaal was assigned to support 8th Armoured Division from 1974 to 1984.
Regiment Overvaal then was assigned to Far Northern Command from 1984 to 1987.