Jan Breytenbach
South African military officer (1932-2024) · South Africa · Writers · Lived 1933 to 2024 · aged 90
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Something wrong?Jan Dirk Breytenbach was a South African Special Forces military officer and author of military books. He is best known as the first commander of 1 Reconnaissance Commando, South Africa's first special forces unit.
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Jan Dirk Breytenbach was a South African Special Forces military officer and author of military books. He is best known as the first commander of 1 Reconnaissance Commando, South Africa's first special forces unit. In his long career, he served in the Suez Crisis, the Biafran War, the South African Border War, and the Angolan Civil War, and attained the rank of colonel before his retirement. He died on 16 June 2024, at the age of 91.
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