Reginald Otto

Lieutenant General Reginald Otto SD & Bar SM MMM (born Krugersdorp, 9 July 1943)[1] was a South African military commander, who held the post of Chief of the South African Army.[2]

Lt Gen

Reginald Otto

Nickname(s)Reg
Born (1943-07-09) 9 July 1943
Krugersdorp, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branch South African Army
Years of service1964  1998
RankLieutenant General
Commands held
Awards
Relations'Kowie' Jacoba Otto (nee Kleynhans)

Military career

He joined the South African Army in 1964. After Officer training at the Army Gymnasium he was appointed a 2nd lieutenant in 1 Special Service Battalion. He became Officer Commanding of 1 Special Service Battalion in January 1976. He also commanded the School of Armour from 11 January 1981 to 18 December 1983.[3]

He was promoted to Brigadier and OC Orange Free State Command.[4] He was later promoted to Major general and GOC Eastern Transvaal Command.[5]

Awards and Decorations

General Otto was awarded the following:

See also

References

  1. http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1994/12/20/2/6.html
  2. Engelbrecht, Leon. "Fact file: Chiefs of the SA Army | defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  3. Gericke, Marietjie (March 30, 2006). "Pantserskool vier 40 jaar van opleiding / School of Armour celebrates 40yrs of training". Volksblad. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  4. "Chronological Report" (PDF). Historical Papers. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  5. http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1992/12/4/9/19.html
Military offices
Preceded by
Hattingh Pretorius
Chief of the South African Army
1995  1998
Succeeded by
Gilbert Ramano
Preceded by
JPM 'Hans' Möller
GOC Eastern Transvaal Command
1992  1994
Succeeded by
Deon Ferreira
Preceded by
Willie Meyer
OC Orange Free State Command
1987  1992
Succeeded by
André Bestbier
Preceded by
AJ Snyman
OC School of Armour
1980  1983
Succeeded by
Alwyn van Niekerk
Preceded by
APR Carstens
OC 1SSB
1976  1979
Succeeded by
Bertie Botha


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