Active 1946 to present Type Reserve Artillery | Country South Africa | |
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Allegiance Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa Branch South African Army
South African Army Part of South African Army Artillery Formation
Army Conventional Reserve | ||
Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit (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.
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History
The 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.
Affiliated Division
During the bush war the regiment served with:
and with
References
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