Johan Potgieter

Johan Diederick Potgieter
Johan Diederick Potgieter
Born	14 May 1935
Died	4 January 1976 (aged 40); Dondo, Angola
Buried	Bethal Cemetery
Service/branch	South African Army
Years of service	-1976
Rank	Brigadier
Service number	01169895PE
Commands held	Commander SA Army College; Commandant SA Military Academy;
Battles/wars	Ops Savannah
Awards	Template:Medal Display; Template:Medal Display;
Spouse(s)	Sannie van der Nest

Brigadier Johan Potgieter was a South African Army officer from the artillery who served as OC School of Artillery, SA Military College and later SA Military Academy. He was appointed the OC 2 Military Area from late 1975 in Operation Savannah.^[2]

Army career

He served as Officer Commanding School of Artillery from 1968 – 69, SA Army College from 1969 – 71, SA Military Academy during 1973 – 75. He died after being shot down during Ops Savannah in a Puma helicopter.

Awards and Decorations

References

^ http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=32549
^ "Johan Potgieter Service Details". southafricawargraves.org. Retrieved 2015-07-03.

Military offices
Preceded by Dawie Schoeman	OC 2 Military Area 1975 – 1976	Succeeded by Ben de Wet Roos
Preceded by Magnus Malan	OC SA Military Academy 1973 – 1975	Succeeded by Jan van Loggerenberg
Preceded by Constand Viljoen	OC SA Army College 1969 – 1971	Succeeded by Mac Kotzé
Preceded by Shorty Brown	OC School of Artillery 1968 – 1969	Succeeded by Shorty Brown

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[1] ttp://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=32549

[2] "Johan Potgieter Service Details". southafricawargraves.org. Retrieved 2015-07-03.

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