Evert Groenewald
- Chief of Naval Operations
- Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence
- Southern Cross Decoration
- Southern Cross Medal
- Military Merit Medal
Rear Admiral Evert Groenewald is a retired South African Navy officer, who served as Chief of Naval Operations before his retirement in 1999.
He joined the Navy in 1963[1] at the South African Naval College and later obtained a BMil (BSc) at the South African Military Academy
He commanded the submarines SAS Emily Hobhouse and SAS Johanna van der Merwe[2]
He served as Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence as a Commodore[3] and on 1 May 1996 was promoted to rear admiral and appointed Chief of Naval Operations.[4]
He retired in 1999 and the post of Chief of Naval Operations was re-organised into Flag Officer Fleet during a Navy restructuring.[5]
Awards and decorations
- Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM)
- Military Merit Medal (MMM)
- Pro Patria Medal
- Southern Africa Medal
- General Service Medal (South Africa)
- Unitas (Unity) Medal
- Good Service Medal (Gold (30 Years))
- Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years))
- Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years))
See also
- South African Navy
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ SA Navy museum
- ^ "Ons Vloot vandag 70 jaar stokoud / Our Navy turns 70". Die Beeld. 1 April 1992. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Vloot kry nuwe operasionele stafhoof / Navy gets new Operational Head". Die Beeld. 19 March 1996. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ Molebeledi, Pule (16 July 1988). "South Africa: Pretoria navy chiefs post to be abolished". AllAfrica. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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Preceded by Johan Retief | Chief of Naval Staff Operations 1996-1999 | Succeeded by Post disestablished |
Preceded by unknown | Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence 1992–1996 | Succeeded by Peter Keene |
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