44 Parachute Anti-Aircraft Regiment

44 Anti-Aircraft Regiment is an artillery and Para regiment of the South African Army.

44 Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Active	Jan 1985 -
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa Republic of South Africa
Branch	South African Army South African Army
Type	Airborne Anti-Aircraft
Part of	South African Army Air Defence Artillery Formation
Garrison/HQ	Cape Town
Motto

History

44 Anti-Aircraft Regiment was appointed and designated as a unit of the Citizen Force wef January 1985 with the headquarters at Murrayhill (Hammanskraal). The unit struggled to obtain any National Service intake as Gunners posted to the Parachute Brigade were being passed to the battalions and were not being released to the Anti-Aircraft unit.^[1] When the first exercise was held, only 18 parachute trained gunners were available.^[2]

Operations and Exercises

Mocamedes: 44 Anti-Aircraft were to be dropped with the 44 Pathfinders to receive and undergo training from UNITA, on Stinger missiles before the main force dropped. The operation never took place.

Exercise Vlakwater: September 1989, a full troop with two gun sections of 14.5mm AA guns and one Jakkals vehicle with a Mamba double barrelled 12.7mm AA gun, was deployed in an air drop.

Exercise Pegasus: 14 July 199,2 at approximately 23h30, the then Army Battle School parachute-qualified air defence Gunners were dropped over the General De Wet Training Area. Two 24 ft pallets was dropped from a C-130 transport aircraft. At 07h00 on 16 July the ground forces were attacked by air (in the form of Skylift radio-controlled aircraft) which were repelled by eight 14.5mm double-barrelled AA guns and two shoulder-launched missiles.

Roodepoort Dam: 44 Anti-Aircraft has taken part in brigade “water jumps” over the Roodepoort Dam each year since 1990.

Ordinance and Equipment

44 Anti-Aircraft Regiment armament and equipment, consisted of:

Russian SAM 7 missiles,
Russian 14.5mm AA guns,
American .50 Brownings mounted on Jakkals airborne “mini-jeeps”.

Leadership

Commander	Period
Maj P. Case	1 Jan 1986 – 31 Dec 1988
Capt J. Roux	1 Jan 1989 – 31 Mar 1990
Maj J. Lourens	1 Apr 1991 – 31 Dec 1991
Capt G. Krenzer	1 Feb 1991 – Information Outstanding

References

South African Army Units

Department of Defence, South African National Defence Force, South African Army

Joint Operations Division

Joint Tactical Headquarters	Nine Joint Operational Tactical HQs (one per province) (eg Joint Tactical HQ Limpopo)

Divisions and Brigades

Brigades	43 South African Brigade 44 Parachute Brigade 46 South African Brigade Special Forces Brigade

Armoured Formation (SAAAF)

Training	School of Armour

Tank	Regular 1 South African Tank Regiment Reserve Pretoria Regiment Natal Mounted Rifles Regiment President Steyn

Armoured Car	Regular 1 Special Service Battalion Reserve Umvoti Mounted Rifles Regiment Oranjerivier Regiment Mooirivier Light Horse Regiment

Infantry Formation (SAAIF)

Training	South African Infantry School

Parachute Infantry	Regular 44 Para 1 Para 44 Pathfinders 13 Signal Squadron 18 Light Regiment 44 Medical Task Group 101 Air Supply Unit SAOSC 44 Training Wing Parachute Packing Wing Reserve 2 Para 3 Para

Air Assault	Regular 6 SAI Reserve First City Regiment PAG

Seaborne	Regular 9 SAI Reserve Cape Town Rifles ("Duke's")

Light Infantry	Regular 21 SAI Reserve Rand Light Infantry Regiment Oos Rand Regiment Paul Kruger

Mechanised Infantry	Regular 1 SAI 8 SAI Reserve Regiment De La Rey Regiment Northern Transvaal Cape Town Highlanders Durban Light Infantry Regiment Western Province Witwatersrand Rifles

Motorised Infantry	Regular 2 SAI 4 SAI 5 SAI 7 SAI 10 SAI 13 SAI 14 SAI 15 SAI 121 SAI Reserve Regiment Botha Regiment Christiaan Beyers Johannesburg Regiment South African Irish Transvaal Scottish Tshwane Regiment Buffalo Volunteer Regiment Durban Regiment Kimberly Regiment Natal Carbineers Regiment Bloemspruit Regiment Piet Retief

Artillery Formation

Training	School of Artillery (South Africa)

Regular	HQ 4 Artillery Regiment Artillery Mobilisation Regiment

Reserve	Cape Field Artillery Natal Field Artillery Transvaal Horse Artillery Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit Transvaalse Staatsartillerie Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment Pretoria Highlanders 18 Light Regiment

Air Defence Artillery Formation

Training	School of Air Defence Artillery (South Africa)

Regular	HQ 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 10th Anti-Aircraft Regiment 44 Parachute Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Reserve	Cape Garrison Artillery Regiment Vaalriver Regiment Oos Transvaal 7th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (1969–97) Regiment Overvaal

Engineer Formation (SAAEF)

Training	South African Army Engineer School

Regular	HQ 2 Field Regiment 35 Support Regiment 1 Construction Regiment Engineer Terrain Intelligence Unit

Reserve	3 Field Regiment 19 Field Regiment 44 Para Engineer Regiment

Training Formation

3 SAI (Training Depot)
SAACTC
Army Gym
Army College
Military Academy

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

Signals Formation

Regular	1 Sig Regt 2 Sig Regt 3 Sig Regt 4 Sig Regt 5 Sig Regt

Reserve	6 Signal Regt 7 Signal Group 11 Field Postal Unit 71 Sigs Unit 84 Sigs Unit

Disbanded Units

Commands	Eastern Province Command (Port Elizabeth) Natal Command Northern Transvaal Command Northern Cape Command Orange Free State Command (Bloemfontein) Western Province Command (Cape Town) West Transvaal Command Witwatersrand Command (Johannesburg) Far North Command

Corps	I South African Corps

Divisions	1st South African Infantry Division 2nd South African Division 6th South African Armoured Division 7th South African Division 8th South African Armoured Division 9 South African Division 10 South African Division (Operation Prone)

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

Battlegroups	61 Mech 62 Mech 63 Mech

SWATF	Regular Infantry Battalions 31/201 Battalion 33/701 Battalion 34/202 Battalion 35/101 Battalion 301 Battalion 36/203 Battalion 37/102 Battalion 41/911 Battalion/Regiment Windhoek 912 Battalion/Regiment Erongo 913 Battalion/Regiment Namutoni Modular Infantry Battalions 51 Battalion 52 Battalion 53 Battalion 54 Battalion 55 Battalion SWATF Brigade 91 Reaction Force Brigade Support Structures Logistics Brigade SWA Mil School Special Forces 1 SWA Specialist Unit 2 SWA Specialist Unit 1 SWA Parachute Battalion Air Component 1 SWA Commando Squadron

Other	32 Battalion SSB 2 Special Service Battalion 12 SAI Cape Corps RPN Regiment Skoonspruit 111 Battalion 112 Battalion 113 Battalion 115 Battalion 116 Battalion 117 Battalion 121 Battalion 151 Battalion

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