About Ivan Lemmer
Born 1931. Ivan Lemmer is a South African military officer.
Army career Lemmer joined the Permanent Force in 1950 and subsequently served as a transport and training officer at and the (Kroonstad), respectively.
In 1964 he was appointed as Officer Commanding and later at Army Headquarters. He was the during 1977 and in 1978 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed on July 1 as Deputy-Chief of Staff Logistics. He retired from the SADF with pension in 1989.
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Who is Ivan Lemmer?
South African Army officer
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Ivan Lemmer was born in 1931.
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Ivan Lemmer is a military officer.
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Ivan Lemmer is South African.
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