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词条 Pieter van der Westhuizen
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  1. Background

  2. Awards and Decorations

  3. References

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| birth_date = 24 December 1937
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Pieter van der Westhuizen (born 24 December 1937)[1] was a South African Army officer who served as the Chief of Staff Intelligence from 1978 - 1985 and later Secretary of the State Security Council.

Background

He joined the South African Army as Lieutenant in 1959 and would later serve as a troop commander at the 1 Special Service Battalion and later as company commander at 2 South African Infantry Battalion.[2] In 1964 he was appointed to the Infantry School as a instructor.[2] By 1968, he was appointed as a staff officer at the Directorate of Military Intelligence.[2] He completed the French Command & Staff Course in the sixties and was appointed the Commandant Army College in 1974.[2]

He commanded Northern Transvaal Command before becoming a Director of Collection at Directorate Military Intelligence in 1976.[2] He was appointed Chief of Staff Intelligence in June 1978.[1] He held that position until 1985 before becoming the Secretary of the State Security Council until 1988.[3]{{rp|Chp2}}

Awards and Decorations

  • {{Medal Display|SSAG}}
  • {{Medal Display|SM52}}
  • {{Medal Display|MMM}}
  • {{Medal Display|GoodServiceG}}
  • {{Medal Display|GoodServiceS}}
  • {{Medal Display|GoodServiceB}}

References

1. ^{{cite book|last=Uys|first=Ian|title=South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992|year=1992|publisher=Fortress Publishers|isbn=0-9583173-3-X}}
2. ^{{cite journal|first1=C.J.|last1=Nöthling|first2=E.M.|last2=Meyers|title=Leaders through the years (1912-1982)|journal=Scientaria Militaria|year=1982|volume=12|issue=2|page=93|url=http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/631}}
3. ^{{cite book|last1=O'Brien|first1=Kevin A.|title=The South African Intelligence Services: From Apartheid to Democracy, 1948-2005|date=2011|series=Studies in Intelligence Series|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-203-84061-0}}
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