Nick Bierman

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Lieutenant-General Nick Bierman SSA SM CBE (1910-1977) was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Army in 1934. During World War II he served in North Africa, and was commanded the South African divisional artillery in Italy.

He served as Army Chief of Staff from 1958 to 1959, as Inspector-General from 1959 to 1960, as Director of Planning and Operations from 1960 to 1965, and as General Officer Commanding Joint Combat Forces (GOCJCF), co-ordinating Army and Air Force operations and training, from 1965 to 1967. As GOCJCF, he was the third-highest ranking officer in the South African Defence Force's Supreme Command.

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• List of South African military chiefs
• South African Army
• South African National Defence Force | |