About Pieter Grobbelaar
Lived 1908 – 1988 (aged 79). Pieter Grobbelaar was a South African military personnel.
General Pieter Grobbelaar, (16 September 1908 – 22 June 1988) was a South African military commander. He served as Army Chief of Staff from 1953 to 1958, and Commandant General of the South African Defence Force from 1961 to 1965.
Military career Grobbelaar joined the South African Army as a part-time Citizen Force soldier in 1929 and became a full-time Permanent Force member in 1933.
During the Second World War, Grobbelaar commanded the 7th Reconnaissance Battalion as a lieutenant colonel, and was second-in-command of the 12th Motorised Brigade, 6th Armoured Division during the Italy.
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Who was Pieter Grobbelaar?
South African Army general (1908-1988)
When was Pieter Grobbelaar born?
Pieter Grobbelaar was born on 16 September 1908 in Porterville.
When did Pieter Grobbelaar die?
Pieter Grobbelaar died on 22 June 1988.
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Pieter Grobbelaar was a military personnel.
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Pieter Grobbelaar was South African.
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