page_title: Eastern Province Command
section_title: Operations
hierarchical_section_title: Eastern Province Command / History / Origin / Operations
caption_attribution_description: English: SADF era Eastern Province Command insignia
context_page_description: Eastern Province Command was a command of the South African Army.
context_section_description: In 1980, Eastern Province Command and 6 SAI engaged in Operation Rain, which was support to the Transkei during a regional drought that lasted until 1981.
  In the early 1980s the command's units were reported to include 6 South African Infantry Battalion (Grahamstown), 84 Technical Stores Depot (Grahamstown); 11 Commando (Kimberley); East Cape Province Commando (Kimberley); Port Elizabeth Commando (Kimberley); and the Danie Theron Combat School (Kimberley).
caption: SADF era Eastern Province Command insignia
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