Joffel van der Westhuizen

Lieutenant General Christoffel Pierre "Joffel" van der Westhuizen is a South African Army general from the [South African Army Artillery Formation|artillery]]., who served as Chief of Staff Intelligence for the Defence Force from 1991 - 1994.

Christoffel Pierre van der Westhuizen

Birth nameChristoffel Pierre van der Westhuizen
Nickname(s)Joffel
Born7 February 1942
Kroonstad, Orange Free State
Allegiance South Africa
 South Africa
Service/branchSouth African Army
Years of service1961-1994
RankLieutenant General
Unit14 Field Regiment
Commands held
Battles/warsBorder War
Awards

Military career

He served in the artillery as a junior officer. As a brigadier, he served as the OC Eastern Province Command in 1983 - 1987.[1] GOC Witwatersrand Command in 1987 - 1990. He served as Deputy Chief of the Army in 1990 until he was appointed to the Military Intelligence Division in 1991 as the Chief of Staff Intelligence, a post he held until 1994. He went on early retirement in 1994.

Awards and Decorations

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Lt Gen Witkop Badenhorst
Chief of Staff Intelligence
1991  1994
Succeeded by
Lt Gen Dirk Verbeek
Preceded by
Maj Gen Riaan Ferreira
GOC Witwatersrand Command
1987  1990
Succeeded by
Maj Gen Wessel Kritzinger
Preceded by
Unknown
OC Eastern Province Command
1983  1987
Succeeded by
Brig Wessel Kritzinger
Preceded by
Col Gert I. Potgieter
Director of Artillery
1982  1982
Succeeded by
Col Chris Venter


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