Lieutenant General Koos Bisschoff is a former

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officer who served as ''Chief of Staff Planning'' in the

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Early life

He was born in the Cape Province and matriculated from Trompsburg High School before joining the SA Army Gymnasium.

Military career

He studied at the

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from 1958 and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Military Science from

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. He was an instructor at the School of Artillery & Armour. He served as Directing Staff at the Army College. Cmdt Bisschoff was the Chief Instructor Staff Duties. Chief Military Instructor at the Military Academy in 1972-1973. He was promoted to rank of colonel in 1973 and served as Officer Commanding School of Artillery from 1973 - 1976. He saw action in the Border War as a Sector Commander. He was promoted to

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in 1980.

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Army College, OC North Western Command. He was promoted to major general in 1986. Inspector General SA Army in 1986. GOC Eastern Transvaal during 1987-1989. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1990. Chief of Staff Operations of the staff of the Chief of the Defence Force from 1990-1992 and finally as Chief of Staff Planning from 1992-1993. until retirement in 1993. He died in 2009.

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