Brigadier General Krupert Eric Nel is a retired South African Army officer.
Military career
Brig Gen Nel joined the
South African Defence Force
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at the
School of Engineers
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History
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in 1978 as a National Serviceman, where he later became
an officer. In 1980 he completed the Special Forces Basic Training and was transferred to
4 Special Forces Regiment
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in
Langebaan.
In May 1985 he participated in the ill-fated incursion into Cabinda -
Operation Argon - that resulted in two Special Forces operators being killed in action and a third being captured by MPLA forces.
From 1994 to 1998 he was the Officer Commanding of
4 Special Forces Regiment
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures.
In mathematics
Four is the smalles ...
and then served as the Chief of Staff of the
South African Special Forces
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Brigade, becoming the
General Officer Commanding in 2003.
In 2006 he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the
South African Army Infantry Formation.
Brig Nel retired in March 2012.
Awards and decorations
Medals
Gen Nel has been awarded the following medals:
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Proficiency and Qualification badges
Gen Nel qualified for the following:
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References
South African Army generals
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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