It was the site of the 1902 Leliefontein massacre , during the final stages of the Second Anglo-Boer War . From 1966 till 2016 , it was the site of a major Helicopter base of the SADF from where two squadrons of Attack Helicopters and Transport helicopters operated , co-located with an Armoured Corps/Tank Battalion base and headquarters . It came under the operational responsibility of the 4th Integrated Division headquartered at Springbok .
Leliefontein massacre
Leliefontein massacre
Leliefontein, Northern Cape