A command in military terminology is an organisational unit for which a military commander is responsible. Commands, sometimes called units or formations , form the building blocks of a military. A commander is normally specifically appointed to the role in order to provide a legal framework for the authority bestowed. Naval and military officers have legal authority by virtue of their officer's commission , but the specific responsibilities and privileges of command are derived from the publication of appointment.
5-701: Western Province Command was a command of the South African Army . Under the Union Defence Force, South Africa was originally divided into 9 military districts. By the 1930s this area became Cape Command. Cape Command, (with its headquarters at the Castle of Good Hope , Cape Town, included 3rd Infantry Brigade , 8th Infantry Brigade (Oudtshoorn), the Coast Artillery Brigade (two heavy batteries, two medium batteries, and
10-513: A South African Engineer Corps field squadron, 74 Signal Squadron SACS , 4 Maintenance Unit, 30 Field Workshop SAOSC , and 3 Field Ambulance. 12 Supply and Transport Company, originally established on 22 August 1961, became 4 Maintenance Unit on 1 September 1971. By the early 1980s Western Province Command included the Cape Garrison Artillery , 101 Signal Squadron , 6 Base Ordnance Depot , Command Workshops (all at Cape Town)
15-530: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Command (military formation) The relevant definition of "command" according to the United States Department of Defense is as follows: (DOD) 3. A unit or units, an organization, or an area under the command of one individual. Also called CMD. See also area command; combatant command ; combatant command (command authority). Major Command or Major Commands are large formations of
20-721: The Cape Field Artillery), and a battery of the 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Western Province Command itself appears to have formed in 1959. Brig Magnus Malan , later Chief of the SADF, took command in 1971. From 1 August 1974, units transferred from Western Province Command to the new 71 Motorised Brigade included the Cape Field Artillery , the Cape Town Highlanders , Regiment Westelike Provinsie , Regiment Boland , Regiment Oranjerivier ,
25-620: The South African Cape Corps Battalion ( Eerste River, Western Cape ), 2 Military Hospital , 3 Field Ambulance , and three Commandos (all at Wynberg ) and 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment SAA and 4 Electronics Workshops (both at Youngsfield Military Base at Ottery, Cape Town ). This Command was disbanded c. 1999 after the South African Defence Review 1998 . 11 Field Postal Unit This South African military article
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