Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit

Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit
Active	1946 to 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 Artillery Formation Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Potchefstroom
Anniversaries	1 August 1946[1]
Insignia
Collar Badge	Bursting grenade with seven flames
Beret Colour	Oxford Blue
Artillery Battery Emblems
Artillery Beret Bar circa 1992

Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit (Afrikaans for Potchefstroom University Regiment) is an artillery regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit. It is part of the South African Army Artillery Formation.

History

The regiment was formed in 1946, when the South African Army was reorganised for peacetime. It was initially called 1 Observation Battery, and in 1950 it was renamed 1 Observation Regiment. On being affiliated with the Potchefstroom University in 1960, it was given the name Regiment Potchefstroomse Universiteit.

Current

There is a possibility that the regiment might have to change its name.^[2]

References

1. "REGIMENT POTCHEFSTROOMSE UNIVERSITEIT" (PDF). Reserve Force Division. South African Department of Defence. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
2. Helfrich, Kim (14 June 2013). "No date set for Army Reserve units’ name changes". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 27 October 2014.