Pieter Grobbelaar
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Pieter Hendrik Grobbelaar
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| Born | 16 September 1908 Porterville[1] |
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| Allegiance |  South Africa |
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South African Army |
| Years of service | 1933 – 1965 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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General Pieter Grobbelaar SSA DSO (16 September 1908 – 22 June 1988)[2] was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Army as a part-time Citizen Force soldier in 1929 and became a full-time Permanent Force member in 1933.[3]:92
Military career
During World War II he commanded 7th Reconnaissance Battalion as a Lieutenant Colonel, and was second in command of 12th Motorised Brigade of 6th Armoured Division in Italy.[1]
After World War II he served as Officer Commanding Orange Free State Command, OC Northern Transvaal Command and the South African Military College.[3]:93
He served as Army Chief of Staff from 1953 to 1958, as Inspector-General from 1958 to 1959, as Deputy Commandant-General from 1959 to 1960, and as Commandant-General, i.e. chief of the South African Defence Force, from 1961 to 1965.[4]
Awards and Decorations
Star of South Africa (SSA)
See also
References
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| Preceded by | Commandant General South African Defence Force 1961 – 1965 |
Succeeded by Rudolph Hiemstra |
| Preceded by | Chief of the South African Army 1953 – 1958 |
Succeeded by Nick Bierman |
| Preceded by
Harry Cilliers
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Commandant South African Army College 1950 – 1952 |
Succeeded by Petrus Jacobs |
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