7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
	SANDF 7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment emblem
Active	1 April 1969 - 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 Air Defence Artillery Formation; Army Conventional Reserve;
Garrison/HQ	Wingfield, Cape Town
Insignia
Collar Badge	Bursting grenade with seven flames
Beret Colour	Oxford Blue
Battery emblems
Beret bar circa 1992

7 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment is a reserve force regiment of the South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation.

History[]

Origin[]

With the reorganisation of the Citizen Force in 1959/60, the headquarters and three independent anti-aircraft batteries were combined into one regiment known as the University of Cape Town Regiment.

The regiment mobilised during the state of emergency during that period and was equipped with 3.7 inch guns. The regiment was organised with three batteries of two troops each with a radar troop.

7 Light Anti Aircraft ^[1] was raised from its mother unit, UCTR, on 1 April 1969, when excess personnel from Cape Garrison Artillery was absorbed.

In 1988, during Operation Packer, 72 Battery supplied air cover at the Chambinga Gorge near Cyuito Cuanavale in Angola.

Command Affiliation[]

Initially the regiment was assigned to 7 South African Infantry Division, but with the raising of 9 Division, it was transferred to the new organisation.