Joffel van der Westhuizen
Christoffel Pierre van der Westhuizen | |
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| Birth name | Christoffel Pierre van der Westhuizen |
| Nickname(s) | Joffel |
| Born | 7 February 1942 Kroonstad, Orange Free State |
| Allegiance |  South Africa South Africa |
| Service | South African Army |
| Years of service | 1961-1994 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 14 Field Regiment |
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| Battles / wars | Border War |
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Lieutenant General Christoffel Pierre "Joffel" van der Westhuizen is a South African Army general from the artillery, who served as Chief of Staff Intelligence for the Defence Force from 1991 - 1994.
Military career
He served in the artillery as a junior officer. As a brigadier, he served as the OC Eastern Province Command in 1983 - 1987.[1] GOC Witwatersrand Command in 1987 - 1990. He served as Deputy Chief of the Army in 1990 until he was appointed to the Military Intelligence Division in 1991 as the Chief of Staff Intelligence, a post he held until 1994. He went on early retirement in 1994.
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