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Evert Phillipus Groenewald
Nickname(s ) Gringo Allegiance South Africa Service/ South African Navy Years of service 1963 - 1999 Rank Rear Admiral Commands held
Chief of Naval Operations
Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence
Awards
Southern Cross Decoration
Southern Cross Medal
Military Merit Medal
Relations daughter Tina Struthers
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] 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] [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
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See also
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References
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^ 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 .
Military offices
Preceded by
Johan Retief
Chief of Naval Staff Operations Succeeded by
Post disestablished
Preceded by
unknown
Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence Succeeded by
Peter Keene
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● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 1 J u l y 2 0 2 3 , a t 0 9 : 2 3 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
South Africa
South African Navy
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))
