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== Honours and awards ==
== Honours and awards ==

=== Medals ===
=== Medals ===
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=== Other ===
=== Other ===
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==External Links ==
==External links ==
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/booksa/10532547173/ Photos on Flikr]]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/booksa/10532547173/ Photos on Flikr]


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Revision as of 03:07, 6 February 2015

Les Rudman

PVD SD SM MMM LOM (USA)
Born (1955-03-18) 18 March 1955 (age 69)
Allegiance South Africa
Service / branch South African Army
RankMajor General
Commands
Awards
Spouse(s)Elsje Rudman[1]

Major General Les Rudman PVD SD SM MMM SAStC is a General Officer in the South African Army.

Military career

General Rudman is an honorary Special Forces Operator and parachutist. He was appointed to the post of Deputy Chief of the South African Army on 1 October 2011.[2][3][4] He was awarded the Sword of Honour at the South African Military Academy in 1976. He retired at the end of 2014 and was succeeded by Maj Gen Lawrence Smith.[5]

Honours and awards

Medals

Other

  • Honorary
SA Special Forces Operator's Badge
(Qualification)
Black on Thatch beige, Embossed
Dagger enclosed with a laurel wreath
Paratrooper Basic
(Qualification)
Basic, Static Line
Black on Thatch beige, Embossed
Small Black wings


References

  1. ^ Netshirembe, Lufuno (November 2012). "May the best horse win …" (PDF). South African Soldier. 19 (11): 42. ISSN 1609-5014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  2. ^ "New defence force appointments". iol.co.za. SAPA. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Appointments and/or Promotions of Lieutenant Generals, Admirals and Major Generals". dod.mil.za. RSA Department of Defence. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ^ Meyer, Merle, Maj (March 2012). "Friday 13th Getting a new meaning" (PDF). South African Soldier. 19 (3): 8. ISSN 1609-5014.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Helfrich, Kim (8 January 2015). "Senior SANDF promotions". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Unknown
Deputy Chief SA Army
1 October 2011 – 31 December 2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by OC 44 Parachute Brigade
1 February 1992 –
Succeeded by
Col G. P. Nel
Preceded by
Unknown
GOC Special Forces Brigade
n.d. – n.d.
Succeeded by
Unknown

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