Natal Command

Natal Command
Natal Command
Part of Union Defence Force; South African Defence Force; South African National Defence Force;
Natal Command (3 September 1939 – July 1940)
Parent unit	Union Defence Force
Components	HQ Durban, Natal A. Permanent Force Royal Durban Light Infantry Company, The Special Service Battalion: Durban; 3rd Heavy Battery, South African Permanent Garrison Artillery: Durban Beach; 4th Heavy Battery, South African Permanent Garrison Artillery: The Bluff, Durban; ; B. Active Citizen Force The Natal Field Artillery: Durban 'A', 'B' Batteries: Durban; 'C' Battery: Pietermaritzburg; ; 1st Infantry Brigade: HQ Pietermaritzburg 1st Royal Natal Carabineers: Pietermaritzburg; 2nd Royal Natal Carabineers: Ladysmith; The Umvoti Mounted Rifles: Greytown; 1st Field Company, South African Engineer Corps: Durban; ; 7th Infantry Brigade: HQ Durban The Natal Mounted Rifles: Durban; 1st, 2nd Royal Durban Light Infantry: Durban; 7th Field Company, South African Engineers: Durban; ; ;
Durban, South Africa
Site information
Type	Command (military formation)
Location
Coordinates	29°50′20.2878″S 31°2′4.0488″E / 29.838968833°S 31.034458000°E
Garrison information
Current; commander	None
Past; commanders	See Leadership table

Natal Command was a Command of the South African Army. It was headquartered in Durban, South Africa. By the 1980s, it was responsible for the security of the region, forming the primary level of command for military operations in support of the Police. It also provided logistic, administrative and service support to units and formations operating in its area of responsibility.