Krubert Nel
Army Officer
About Krubert Nel
Krubert Nel was a South African.
Brigadier General Krubert Eric Nel is a retired South African Army officer who also served in the South African Special Forces.
Military career Brig Gen Nel joined the South African Defence Force at the School of Engineers in January 1978 as a National Serviceman, where he later became an officer. In 1980 he completed the Special Forces Cycle Training and was transferred to 4 Reconnaissance Regiment 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 3 January 1994 to 13 March 1998 he was the Officer Commanding of 4 Special Forces Regiment and then served as the Chief of Staff of the South African Special Forces Brigade from 1 March 1998 until 31 December 2002, becoming the General Officer Commanding on 1 January 2003.
Brig Nel took early retirement from the SANDF on 31 March 2012.
Awards and decorations Medals Gen Nel has been awarded the following medals:
Proficiency and Qualification badges Gen Nel qualified for the following:
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