Krubert Nel

Krubert Eric Nel
Krubert Eric Nel
Allegiance	South Africa
Service/branch	South African Army
Years of service	1978 – March 2012
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	Officer Commanding ;
Awards

Brigadier General Krupert Eric Nel is a retired South African Army officer.

Military career[]

Brig Gen Nel joined the South African Defence Force at the School of Engineers in 1978 as a National Serviceman, where he later became an officer. In 1980 he completed the Special Forces Basic Training and was transferred to in Langebaan.^[1] In May 1985 he participated in the ill-fated incursion into Cabinda - Operation Argon - that resulted in two Special Forces operators being killed in action and a third being captured by MPLA forces.

From 1994 to 1998 he was the Officer Commanding of and then served as the Chief of Staff of the South African Special Forces Brigade, becoming the General Officer Commanding in 2003.^[1]

In 2006 he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the South African Army Infantry Formation.^[1]^[2]

Brig Nel retired in March 2012.^[1]

Awards and decorations[]

Medals[]

Gen Nel has been awarded the following medals:^[2]^: Photo

Proficiency and Qualification badges[]

Gen Nel qualified for the following:^[1]^[2]^: Photo

Qualification: Special Forces Operator Badge

Qualification: Attack Diver Badge

(Advanced, Freefall)

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Meyer, Maj M. (October 2012). "GOODBYE "ROGER KEN"" (PDF). SA Soldier. 19 (10): 8. ISSN 1609-5014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rakoma, Ally (March 2011). "Honouring the heroic deeds of fallen infanteers". SA Soldier. 18 (3): 19. ISSN 1609-5014.

Military offices
Preceded by	Chief of Staff SA Army Infantry Fmn 2006 – 2012	Succeeded by
Preceded by Les Rudman	GOC Special Forces Brigade 2003 – 2006	Succeeded by Rudzani Maphwanya
Preceded by Unknown	Chief of Staff Special Forces Brigade 1998 – 2003	Succeeded by Col Doibie Coetzee
Preceded by Hannes Venter	OC 4 Special Forces Regiment 1994 – 1998	Succeeded by

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[RogerKEN-1] Meyer, Maj M. (October 2012). "GOODBYE "ROGER KEN"" (PDF). SA Soldier. 19 (10): 8. ISSN 1609-5014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[Fallen-2] Rakoma, Ally (March 2011). "Honouring the heroic deeds of fallen infanteers". SA Soldier. 18 (3): 19. ISSN 1609-5014.

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