Witkop Badenhorst

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Rudolf Badenhorst

Birth nameRudolph Badenhorst
Nickname(s)Witkop
Born1940
Died10 November 2012
George, Western Cape
Buried
George, Western Cape
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branchSouth African Army
RankLieutenant General
Commands held
  • Chief of Staff Intelligence
Battles/warsBorder War
Awards
Spouse(s)Ina Badenhorst

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-Mediclinic 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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
  2. ^ a b c Gunning, Eugene (13 November 2012). "Witkop Badenhorst sterf". Die Burger. Naspers. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Strydom, Johan (19 April 1998). "Generaal se boek sal kartetse los". Rapport. Naspers. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Andries P Putter
Chief of Staff Intelligence
1989 – 1991
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Staff Operations
1988 – 1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Dirk Marais
Deputy Chief of the Army
1987 – 1988
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chief of Army Staff Logistics
1982 – 1987
Succeeded by
Deon Mortimer
Preceded by
Deon Mortimer
OC Infantry School
1976 – 1979
Succeeded by
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