Lieutenant General

Christoffel Pierre van der Westhuizen

SD, SM, MMM
Birth nameChristoffel Pierre van der Westhuizen
Nickname(s)Joffel
Born (1942-02-07) 7 February 1942
Kroonstad, Orange Free State
Allegiance South Africa
 South Africa
Service/branchSouth African Army
Years of service1961–1994
RankLieutenant General
Unit14 Field Regiment
Commands held
Battles/warsBorder War
AwardsSouthern Cross Decoration SD Southern Cross Medal SM Military Merit Medal MMM Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) ' General Service Medal (South Africa) ' Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal ' Order of the Cloud and Banner ORB
Other workAuthor

Lieutenant General Christoffel Pierre "Joffel" van der Westhuizen (Born 7 February 1942) is a South African Army general from the artillery, who served as Chief of Staff Intelligence for the Defence Force from 1991 – 1994.

Military career

He served in the artillery as a junior officer at 14 Field Regiment and as Adjutant at the School of Artillery. Chief Instructor Gunnery from 1971-1972. Second in Command 4 Field Regiment in 1973. OC 14 Field Regiment from 1974 which he led throughout Operation Savannah. Senior staff officer at Army Headquarters from 1976-1981 while seconded to ARMSCOR. Director Artillery during 1982. As a brigadier, he served as the OC Eastern Province Command in 1983 – 1987.[1] GOC Witwatersrand Command in 1987 - 1990. He served as Deputy Chief of the Army in 1990 until he was appointed to the Military Intelligence Division in 1991 as the Chief of Staff Intelligence, a post he held until 1994. He went on early retirement in 1994.

Awards and decorations

Master Gunner: 22
Master Gunner
Major
Christoffel Pierre 'Joffel' van der Westhuizen[lower-alpha 2]
Year: 1971
←21:
Unknown		 Major
J.P. 'Jaap' du Rand :23→

Notes

  1. ↑ Only the Cunene clasp was awarded, to members who served in Angola during Operation Savannah in 1975 and 1976. Recipients of the clasp wear a button, with the letter C encircled by a wreath, on the ribbon bar.
  2. ↑ Post occupied when award was made: Chief Instructor Gunnery

References

  1. ↑ "Chapter 5: The Homelands from 1960 - 1990" (PDF). Truth and Reconciliation report. Vol. 2. p. 442.


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