Witkop Badenhorst

Rudolf Badenhorst
SSAS, SD, SM, MMM
Birth name Rudolph Badenhorst
Nickname(s) Witkop
Born 1940
Died 10 November 2012
George, Western Cape
Buried at George, Western Cape
Allegiance  South Africa
Service/branch South African Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held
  • Chief of Staff Intelligence
Battles/wars Border 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. 1 2 Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.
  2. 1 2 3 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
Joffel van der Westhuizen
Preceded by
Jan van Loggerenberg
Chief of Staff Operations
1988  1989
Succeeded by
Koos Bisschoff
Preceded by
Dirk Marais
Deputy Chief of the Army
1987  1988
Succeeded by
Len Meyer
Preceded by
Johannes F Janse van Rensburg
Chief of Army Staff Logistics
1982  1987
Succeeded by
Deon Mortimer
Preceded by
Deon Mortimer
OC Infantry School
1976  1979
Succeeded by
Wessel Kritzinger


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