Witkop Badenhorst

Lieutenant General

Rudolf Badenhorst

SSAS, SD, SM, MMM
Lieutenant General; Rudolf Badenhorst; SSAS, SD, SM, MMM
Birth name	Rudolph Badenhorst
Nickname(s)	Witkop
Born	1940
Died	10 November 2012; George, Western Cape
Buried	George, Western Cape
Allegiance	South Africa
Branch	South African Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Chief of Staff Intelligence
Wars	Border War
Awards
Spouse(s)	Ina Badenhorst (died 2012)

Lieutenant General Rudolf Badenhorst (1940^[1] – 2012) was a South African Army general, who served as Chief of Staff Intelligence for the Defence Force. He died in 2012.^[2]

Military career

He served as Deputy Chief of the Army from 1 November 1987^[1] In 1989 he was appointed to the Military Intelligence Division as the Chief of Staff Intelligence, a post he held until 1991.^[3]^: Chp4 Badenhorst left the army at his own request retiring in early 1991 after 30 years of service.^[4]

Death

Badenhorst died on 10 November 2012 of pneumonia and heart failure at the George-Medi-clinic in George, Western Cape.^[2] He had outlived his wife Ina by less than a month and is survived by four children and eleven grandchildren.^[2]

Awards and decorations

Star of South Africa (Silver) (SSAS)
Southern Cross Decoration (SD)
Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM)
Military Merit Medal (MMM)
Pro Patria Medal
Southern Africa Medal
General Service Medal (South Africa)
Good Service Medal (Gold (30 Years))
Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years))
Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years))

References

^ ^a ^b Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gunning, Eugene (13 November 2012). "Witkop Badenhorst sterf" [Witkop Badenhorst dies]. Die Burger (in Afrikaans). Naspers. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ O'Brien, Kevin A. (2011). The South African Intelligence Services: From Apartheid to Democracy, 1948-2005. Studies in Intelligence Series. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-84061-0.
^ Strydom, Johan (19 April 1998). "Generaal se boek sal kartetse los". Rapport (in Afrikaans). Naspers. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

Military offices
Preceded by Andries P Putter	Chief of Staff Intelligence 1989–1991	Succeeded by Joffel van der Westhuizen
Preceded by Jan van Loggerenberg	Chief of Staff Operations 1988–1989	Succeeded by Koos Bisschoff
Preceded by Dirk Marais	Deputy Chief of the Army 1987–1988	Succeeded by Len Meyer
Preceded by Johannes F Janse van Rensburg	Chief of Army Staff Logistics 1982–1987	Succeeded by Deon Mortimer
Preceded by Deon Mortimer	OC Infantry School 1976–1979	Succeeded by Wessel Kritzinger