Piet Plessis
Piet Plessis is a small town in the North West Province of South Africa. It lies adjacent to rural road R377. The nearest larger city, and business hub, is Vryburg which is about to the south. The Botswana border lies approximately north of Piet Plessis. It was founded in 1831 by a group of Trekboers led by Piet Plessis. From 1969 it was the site of a Ballistic Missile battery of the SADF, co located with two Infantry Companies of the 5 SAI, a Medium Artillery battery, and an SAAF Forward Radar Squadron.
