Lieutenant General Deon Ferreira (died 2002
) was a South African Army officer. He served as
Chief of Joint Operations before his retirement.
Early life
He was born on New Years day 1946 in
Graaff-Reinet
Graaff-Reinet (; Xhosa: eRhafu) is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the oldest town in the province and the fourth oldest town in South Africa, after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simon's Town, Paarl and Swellendam. The to ...
, South Africa and matriculated from Graaf Reniet High School. He was the son of Alwyn Burger Ferreira and Hester Magdalena (Bosman) Ferreira
Military career
He served in the infantry corps and served as Personal Assistant to Gen
Rudolph Hiemstra
General Rudolph Christiaan Hiemstra (10 March 191226 July 2007) was a South African Air Force commander who served as Commandant General of the South African Defence Force.
Military career
Hiemstra joined the South African Air Force in 1931. H ...
. He was SO1 Operations during Ops Savannah and later with the rank of colonel commanded
32 Battalion from 19781982 in the
Bush War. He commanded 20 Brigade and
Natal Command. Before being appointed as CJ Ops and was the commander of Eastern Transvaal Command until 1997.
Awards and decorations
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References
1946 births
2002 deaths
South African Army generals
South African military personnel of the Border War
South African people of Portuguese descent
White South African people
South African Army personnel
Military personnel from the Eastern Cape
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