Gerrit Nicolaas Opperman | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Gert |
| Born | 27 July 1945 Johannesburg |
| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service/ |  South African Army |
| Years of service | c. 1966 –August 1996 [1] |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held |
|
| Awards |             |
Major General Gerrit Nicolaas Opperman (Gert) SD SM MMM SAStC was a General Officer in the South African Army.
General Gert Opperman was born on 27 July 1945 in Johannesburg. [2]
He served as spokesman for the Malan family on the death of Magnus Malan. [3]
Gen Opperman has held the following posts: [2]
Maj Gen Opperman has received the following awards during his career:
Southern Cross Decoration (SD) 
Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM) 
Military Merit Medal (MMM) 
Pro Patria Medal 
Southern Africa Medal 
General Service Medal (South Africa) 
Unitas (Unity) Medal 
Good Service Medal (Gold (30 Years)) 
Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years)) 
Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years)) 
Order of Military Merit (Grand Officer II) ( Brazil ) 
Chilean Star of Military Merit
General Johannes Jacobus (Jannie) Geldenhuys was a South African military commander who served as Chief of the South African Defence Force from 1985 to 1990.
General Andreas "Kat" Liebenberg was a South African military commander. He served as General Officer Commanding South African Special Forces (1982–85), Chief of the Army (1985–90) and Chief of the South African Defence Force (1990–93).
Lieutenant General Jurinus (Rinus) Janse van Rensburg, is a former South African military commander. He joined the South African Military Health Service in 1972 and commanded it, as Surgeon-General, from 2000 to 2005. He served as Chief of Corporate Staff from 1 August 2005 until his retirement in 2010.
Vice Admiral Johan Retief was the Chief of the South African Navy from 2000 to 2005.
Vice-Admiral Robert Claude Simpson-Anderson is a former Chief of the South African Navy
The Star of South Africa, Gold, post-nominal letters SSA, is the senior decoration of two military and five non-military classes of the Order of the Star of South Africa, a South African Order which was instituted in 1975, and awarded to general and flag officers of the South African Defence Force. The Order of the Star of South Africa was discontinued in 2002.
Major General Roy Cecil Andersen is a South African businessman and a retired Reserve general officer in the South African Army from the artillery. He matriculated from Northview High School and graduated from Witwatersrand University.
Rear Admiral Philip Schöultz is a retired Rear Admiral in the South African Navy, who served as Flag Officer Fleet.
Vice Admiral Marthinus Bekker was a South African Navy officer who served as Chief of the SADF Staff.
Lieutenant General Derrick Mgwebi is a South African military commander, serving as Director of the Joint Operations Division.
Lieutenant-General Pierre Derksen Steyn is a retired South African Air Force officer who served as Secretary for Defence from 1994 to 1998, and as Chief of Defence Force Staff from 1990 to 1993. He is also known as the chair of the Steyn Commission, which from 1992 to 1993 investigated allegations of criminal and third force activity by the apartheid-era South African Defence Force.
Major General Les Rudman was a General Officer in the South African Army from the infantry.
Major General Roland de Vries was a South African Army officer. He served as Deputy Chief of the South African Army before his retirement in 1999.
Lawrence Reginald Smith is a General Officer in the South African Army. General Smith completed the South African Army Command and Staff Duties Course at the South African Army College, Pretoria over the period January 1994 to November 1995. Smith graduated from the US Army Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1997 and the People's Liberation Army of China, National Defense College, Beijing, in 2008.
Brigadier General Krupert Eric Nel is a retired South African Army officer who also served in the South African Special Forces.
Lieutenant General Phil du Preez is a former Anti-Aircraft officer of the South African Army.
Lieutenant General Gert Johannes Jacob Boshoff was a South African Army general.
Lieutenant General Dirk Verbeek is a South African Army general who spent his career in the Military Intelligence Service. He served as Chief of Staff Intelligence for the SANDF from 1994 - 1998.
M.J. "Mannetjies" de Goede is a South African Army officer, who served as Acting Chief of the Army.
General Rudzani Maphwanya is a South African military commander who served as Chief of Joint Operations from 2019 till May 2021. He was appointed Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on 1 June 2021.