Thaba Tshwane
Thaba Tshwane is a military base (or military area), in Pretoria, South Africa. Founded around 1905 by the British Army, and called Roberts Heights[1] after Lord Roberts. It was renamed Voortrekkerhoogte ("Voortrekker Heights") in 1939 by the government of the Union of South Africa, following the beginning of the building of the nearby Voortrekker Monument, at a time of growing Afrikaner nationalism.
The oldest building in the complex is the South African Garrison Institute, what is now known as the Army College. Lord Kitchener laid the cornerstone on 12 June 1902.[2]
On the 19 May 1998, following the end of apartheid, it was renamed again, getting the name Thaba Tshwane.[3] Today the installation is home to the South African Army College, the South African National Defence College under Rear-Admiral Laura Jansen van Vuuren (), the National Ceremonial Guard and Band, the Military Police School, 1 Military Hospital, 2 Parachute Battalion, 44 Parachute Engineer Regiment, 44 Parachute Anti-Aircraft Regiment, 1 Military Printing Regiment, Tshwane Regiment (Motorised Infantry), 18 Light Regiment (Artillery Formation) and 4 Survey and Map Regiment.
Thaba Tshwane should not be confused with the much larger City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, that was created in 2000, which includes Pretoria (including Thaba Tshwane).
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- Nine Joint Operational Tactical HQs (one per province) (eg Joint Tactical HQ Limpopo)
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| Seaborne | |
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| Support Formation |
- Army Support Bases (Eastern Cape, Johannesburg, Kimberley, KZN, Limpopo, Potcheftstroom, Western Cape, Mpumalanga)
- Mobilisation Centre
- Main Ordnance Depot
- National Ceremonial Guard
- 15 Maint Unit
- Other Maintenance Units
- 37 Field Workshop SAOSC
- Other Field Workshops
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| Signals Formation | Regular |
- 1 Sig Regt
- 2 Sig Regt
- 3 Sig Regt
- 4 Sig Regt
- 5 Sig Regt
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| Reserve | 6 Signal Regt
7 Signal Group
11 Field Postal Unit
- 71 Sigs Unit
- 84 Sigs Unit
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| Brigades |
- 16 Brigade
- 17 Brigade
- 18 Brigade
- 19 Brigade
- 20 Brigade
- 60 Brigade
- 71 Motorised Brigade
- 72 Motorised Brigade
- 73 Motorised Brigade
- 74 Brigade
- 75 Brigade
- 81 Armoured Brigade
- 82 Mechanised Brigade
- 83 Brigade
- 84 Motorised Brigade
- 10 Artillery Brigade
- Other brigades
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South African Military Health Service |
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| Tertiary Military Health Formation |
- 1 Military Hospital (Pretoria)
- 2 Military Hospital (Cape Town)
- 3 Military Hospital (Bloemfontein)
- Institute for Aviation Medicine
- Institute for Maritime Medicine
- Military Psychological Institute
- Military Veterinary Institute
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| Area Military Health Formation |
- Area Military Health Unit Western Cape
- Area Military Health Unit Eastern Cape
- Area Military Health Unit Northern Cape
- Area Military Health Unit North-West
- Area Military Health Unit Free State
- Area Military Health Unit KwaZulu-Natal
- Area Military Health Unit Gauteng
- Area Military Health Unit Mpumalanga
- Area Military Health Unit Limpopo
- Regional Occupational Health and Safety Centres
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| Military Health Training Formation |
- School for Military Health Training
- School for Military Training
- SAMHS Nursing College
- SAMHS Band
- Medical Command Post Combat Training Centre (Lohatla)
- Joint Physical Training, Sports & Recreation Training Centre
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| Military Health Formation |
- Military Health Base Depot
- Military Health Procurement Unit
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| General Support Base | |
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| Directorates & Services |
- Director Medicine
- Chaplain Services
- Sport & Recreation
- Corporate Communication
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