Gerhard Kamffer

Brigadier General Gerhard Kamffer is a Reserve general officer in the South African Army.

Military career Kamffer started his military career with national service in 1973 where he served as a platoon commander at 4 SAI, based at Middelburg in what is today Mpumalanga.

He was Officer Commanding of the now disbanded Heidelberg Commando for nine years and in 1998 was appointed SSO Commandos at South African Army Headquarters with the substantive rank of Colonel.

Project KOBA-TLALA This project was created as a result of an initiative by Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula As the project developed, it was proposed that it would be converted into a "Production Brigade"

Renaming of Reserve Force units

Gen Kamffer was responsible for managing the project to rename the Reserve Force units which had been identified as needing it.

Other work General Kamffer serves on the of the journal the .