7 South African Infantry Division

7 Division SADF
SADF 7 Division original Flash
Active	1965-1999
Country	South Africa
Branch	South African Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Commanders
Officer Commanding 1972	Major General Neil Webster
Officer Commanding 1983	Brigadier Helm Roos
Officer Commanding 1987	Brigadier General Gerrie Moolman
Officer Commanding 1988	Brigadier H.B. Smit
Officer Commanding 1996	Brigadier General Roland de Vries
Insignia
SADF 7 Division Command Bar
SADF 7 Division Stable Belt

7 South African Infantry Division
Active	1991-1999
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	South Africa
Branch	South African Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Insignia
SADF 7 SA Infantry Division flash
7th SA Infantry Division Command Bar
7th SA Infantry Division flag
SADF 7 SA Infantry Division Stable belt

7 South African Infantry Division was a formation of the South African Army, active from the 1960s to 1999.

7 Division and 17, 18 and 19 Brigades were established on 1 April 1965. Difficulties with manning levels saw the disestablishment of 7 Division on 1 November 1967 and its replacement by the Army Task Force (HQ) and 16 Brigade.

On 2 April 1971, a small band of officers (Brigadier Webster, Colonel Klaus Von Lieres, Colonel Hugh Hardingham, Major Barry York, Major Gerrie Moolman, Captain Bertie Suter, and Captain Manus Bothma) were summoned to meet with Major General Stapelberg (Combat General, Witwaterrand Command) to inaugurate the establishment of 7 Division, South African Army. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Transvaal Irish Regiment in Johannesburg.

From 1 September 1972 Army Task Force Headquarters was redesignated HQ 7 Division.

Two years later, it was decided to organize the Army's conventional force into two divisions, 7th and 8th South African Armoured Divisions, under a Corps Headquarters. Both were primarily reserve (Citizen Force) formations, though the division and brigade HQs were Permanent Force. The headquarters of these two divisions were established on 1 August 1974. 1 South African Corps itself was established in August 1974 and was active until 30 January 1994.

7 Division was commanded by:

It appears from Colonel Lionel Crook's book on 71 Brigade that two of 7 Division's three brigades were redesignations of 17th and 18th Brigades. 71 Motorised Brigade was the former 17 Brigade, 72 Brigade was the former 18 Brigade, and 73 Brigade was a new formation.

71 Motorised Brigade was established in Cape Town (in the Western Province Command area). 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, South African Engineer Corps 3 field squadron, 74 Signal Squadron SACS, 4 Maintenance Unit SAOSC, 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.