Wessel Kritzinger

Lieutenant General

Wessel Gerhard Kritzinger

SD SM MMM
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Uitenhage
Allegiance South Africa
 South Africa
Service / branchSouth African Army
Years of service1965–1997
RankLieutenant General
Unit2 South African Infantry Battalion
Commands
Battles / warsBorder War
AwardsSouthern Cross Decoration SD Southern Cross Medal SM Military Merit Medal MMM Pro Patria Medal ' Southern Africa Medal ' General Service Medal (South Africa) ' Unitas (Unity) Medal ' Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal '

Lieutenant General Wessel Kritzinger SD SM MMM (born 1944) was a South African Army general, who served as Chief of Staff Operations for the Defence Force.

Military career

He was a qualified military parachutist and served as the OC Infantry School, OC Eastern Province Command,[1] GOC Wits Command before being appointed to the DHQ as the Chief of Staff Operations in 1992 - 1997. He retired at the end of July 1997.[2]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ^ "Chapter 5: The Homelands from 1960 to 1990" (PDF). TRC Report. Vol. 2. pp. 442–443.
  2. ^ "Berigte 7 March 1997" (in Afrikaans). 7 March 1997.[dead link‍]
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Staff Operations
1992–1997 		Succeeded by
Deon Ferreira
as Chief of Joint Operations (est as independent div)
Preceded by GOC Witwatersrand Command
1990–1992 		Succeeded by
Vos Benade
Preceded by
Joffel van der Westhuizen
 OC Eastern Province Command
1987–1990 		Succeeded by
Bertie Botha
Preceded by
Koos Bisschoff
 OC Army College
1981–1983 		Succeeded by
Preceded by OC Infantry School
1980–1981 		Succeeded by
Chris Serfontein


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