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One of their bestloved commanders, a soldiers soldier, was jannie geldenhuys general johannes jannie geldenhuys, ssas, sd, soe, sm, gcih, orb, who served as chief of the south african defence force between 1985 and 1990. He joined the south african army as an infantryman in 1954. Geldenhuys i grew up in a difficult period in the history of south africa or at least in certain parts of south africa in terms of politics and. Jonathan ball publishers is the leading publishers and distributors of english general books in south africa. General johannes jannie geldenhuys was commander of the south west africa command from 1977 to 1980, when he was promoted to the position of general officer commanding of the south west africa teritory force. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Join facebook to connect with bernard peter geldenhuys and others you may know. The turning point of the war was the new law passed by the american congress forbidding military support to. What is really novel is that he uncovers a completely new set of actors.
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Retired general jannie geldenhuys, a former chief of the then sa defence force sadf, died in george on monday, aged 83. If you have any comments or feedback about this site, please click here to contact me the geldenhuys genealogy book is now available on cd and in book form. As south africa became an international pariah, it began working in shady ways through even more shady operators, including. Giel geldenhuys, maria glodina geldenhuys and johannes gerhardus jannie geldenhuys. Jacobus geldenhuys historical records and family trees. Confessions of a conscript, disclosures of an historian. General jannie geldenhuys, first published in afrikaans as ons was daar and. General jannie geldenhuys is widely regarded as one of the leading military commanders south africa has ever produced.
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This geldenhuys genealogical listing is the most comprehensive yet published in south africa. As chief of the south african defence force from 1985 to 1990 he brought his experience to bear on the south african border war, and was part of the negotiating team which brought an end to the conflict in 1989. Its not very often that a book really reshapes our perception of an issue, but hennie van vuurens apartheid, guns and money. Search 454 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. He commanded south west africa command from 1977 to 1980 and was briefly the first goc south west africa territory force in 1980 before being promoted to chief of the army. Jannie geldenhuys automotive division manager knorr. I trust peysoft publishing will provide a convenient means of. Find family history information in a whole new way. Its not very often that a book really reshapes our perception of an issue. He describes the border war from the perspective of a modest and intelligent professional. General jannie geldenhuys historical papers, wits university.
General johannes jannie geldenhuys ssa sd soe sm born 1935 was a south african military commander. General jannie geldenhuys, chief of the south african defense force 19851990, has recently launched the english edition of his latest book we were there winning the war for southern africa at the ditsong national museum of military history formerly the south african national museum of military history. Geldenhuys v national director of public prosecutions and others is a decision of the constitutional court of south africa which struck down as unconstitutional a law which set the age of consent at 19 for homosexual sex but only 16 for heterosexual sex. General johannes jacobus jannie geldenhuys, ssa, sd, soe, sm, mmm 5 february 1935 10 september 2018 was a south african military commander who served as chief of the south african defence force from 1985 to 1990.