Regiment Oos Transvaal

Regiment Oos Transvaal
Active	1 October 1964 -
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa; Republic of South Africa;
Branch	South Africa Army; South Africa Army;
Type	Reserve Artillery
Part of	South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation; Army Conventional Reserve;
Garrison/HQ	Benoni
Motto(s)
Insignia
Collar Badge	Bursting grenade with seven flames
Beret Colour	Oxford Blue
Battery emblems
Beret bar circa 1992

Regiment Oos Transvaal is an artillery regiment of the South African Army.

History[]

Regiment Oos Transvaal (ROT) was established on 1 October 1964. It was later known as “die Rotte”, (the rats), the abbreviation of the regiments name. Its headquarters was based in the Magistrates Court complex in Brakpan in 1968, but in 1975, the Headquarters had moved to Benoni. By 1977 it was organised as a 20mm anti-aircraft cannon regiment, with six batteries each of 18 guns.

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