| 词条 | Johannes Geldenhuys |
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|name = Johannes Geldenhuys |image = GeldenHuys.jpg |caption = Johannes Jacobus Geldenhuys |birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1935|2|5}} |birth_place = Kroonstad, South Africa |death_date = {{death date and age |2018|9|10|1935|2|5|df=yes}} |death_place = George, South Africa |allegiance = South Africa |branch = South African Army |serviceyears = 1954–1990 |rank = General |commands = Chief of the South African Defence Force (1985–90) Chief of the Army (1980–85) South West Africa Territorial Force (1980) South West Africa Command (1977–80) |battles = South African Border War |awards = Star of South Africa Southern Cross Decoration South African Police Star for Outstanding Service Southern Cross Medal Military Merit Medal |relations = |laterwork = }}General Johannes Jacobus Geldenhuys, {{postnominals|country=ZAR|size=100|sep=,|SSA|SD|SOE|SM|MMM}} (5 February 1935 – 10 September 2018)[1] was a South African military commander who served as Chief of the South African Defence Force from 1985 to 1990.[2][3] Military careerBorn in Kroonstad on 5 February 1935,[2] Geldenhuys obtained a BMil from the University of Pretoria before joining 1 Special Service Battalion.[4]{{Rp|77}} He went on to high command in the South African Army, serving as commander of South West Africa Command from 1977 until 1980, when he was briefly appointed as General Officer Commanding the South West African Territorial Force. Later in 1980, he became Chief of the Army. Geldenbuys was promoted to general and assumed the position of Chief of the South African Defence Force on 31 October 1985. In this role, he took part in negotiations that brought the Border War to an end in 1989, after 23 years of fighting.[3] Medals and decorations{{unsourced section|date=September 2018}}
References1. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.georgeherald.com/News/Article/General/retired-defence-force-leader-dies-201809100702 | title=RETIRED DEFENCE FORCE LEADER DIES | publisher=George Herald | date=September 10, 2018 | accessdate=September 13, 2018 | author=Kolberg, Kristy}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/thisday/1935-02-05.htm |title=5 February 1935: General Jannie Geldenhuys is born |publisher=SA History.org |accessdate=21 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211042445/http://sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/thisday/1935-02-05.htm |archivedate=11 February 2007 |df= }} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.sadf.info/InCommandArmy.html |title=Senior (High Office) Officers / Offisiere |publisher=SADF Info |accessdate=21 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323001826/http://www.sadf.info/InCommandArmy.html |archivedate=23 March 2011 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite book|last1=Uys|first1=Ian|title=South African Military Who's Who 1452–1992|year=1992|publisher=Fortress Publishers|location=Germiston|isbn=0-9583173-3-X}} Further reading{{Refbegin}}
|-{{s-ttl | title = Chief of the Army| years = 1980–1985}} |-{{s-bef | before = Unknown}}{{s-ttl | title = GOC South West Africa Command | years = 1977–1980}}{{s-aft | after = Charles Lloyd}}{{s-end}}{{SA Defence Chiefs}}{{SA Army Chiefs}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Geldenhuys, Johannes}} 8 : 1935 births|2018 deaths|White South African people|Afrikaner people|South African people of Dutch descent|Chiefs of the South African Army|South African military personnel of the Border War|People from Kroonstad |
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