Rudolf Badenhorst | |
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Birth name | Rudolph Badenhorst |
Nickname(s) | Witkop |
Born | 1940 |
Died | 10 November 2012 George, Western Cape |
Buried | George, Western Cape |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | South African Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Chief of Staff Intelligence |
Wars | Border War |
Awards |
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Spouse(s) |
Ina Badenhorst (died 2012) |
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]
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]
Badenhorst died on 10 November 2012 of pneumonia and heart failure at the George-Medi-clinic 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]
Rudolf Badenhorst | |
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Birth name | Rudolph Badenhorst |
Nickname(s) | Witkop |
Born | 1940 |
Died | 10 November 2012 George, Western Cape |
Buried | George, Western Cape |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | South African Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Chief of Staff Intelligence |
Wars | Border War |
Awards |
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Spouse(s) |
Ina Badenhorst (died 2012) |
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]
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]
Badenhorst died on 10 November 2012 of pneumonia and heart failure at the George-Medi-clinic 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]