Joffel van der Westhuizen

Lieutenant General

Christoffel Pierre van der Westhuizen

SD, SM, MMM
Lieutenant General; Christoffel Pierre van der Westhuizen; SD, SM, MMM
Birth name	Christoffel Pierre van der Westhuizen
Nickname	Joffel
Born	7 February 1942; Kroonstad, Orange Free State
Allegiance	South Africa; South Africa
Branch	South African Army
Service years	1961–1994
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	14 Field Regiment
Commands	Chief of Staff Intelligence; Deputy Chief of the Army; GOC Wits Command; OC EP Command; Director of Artillery; OC 14 Field Regiment;
Conflicts	Border War
Awards
Other work	Author

Lieutenant General Christoffel Pierre "Joffel" van der Westhuizen (born 7 February 1942) 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 at 14 Field Regiment and as Adjutant at the School of Artillery. Chief Instructor Gunnery from 1971-1972. Second in Command 4 Field Regiment in 1973. OC 14 Field Regiment from 1974 which he led throughout Operation Savannah. Senior staff officer at Army Headquarters from 1976-1981 while seconded to ARMSCOR. Director Artillery during 1982. 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.

Awards and decorations

Southern Cross Decoration (SD)
Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM)
Military Merit Medal (MMM)
Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) (with Cunene Clasp) ^[a]
General Service Medal (South Africa)
Good Service Medal (Gold (30 Years))
Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years))
Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years))
Order of the Cloud and Banner (4^th Grade - with Special Cravat) (ORB)

Master Gunner: 22

Major Christoffel Pierre 'Joffel' van der Westhuizen^[b]
Year: 1971
←21: Unknown	Major J.P. 'Jaap' du Rand :23→

Notes

^ Only the Cunene clasp was awarded, to members who served in Angola during Operation Savannah in 1975 and 1976. Recipients of the clasp wear a button, with the letter C encircled by a wreath, on the ribbon bar.
^ Post occupied when award was made: Chief Instructor Gunnery

References

^ "Chapter 5: The Homelands from 1960 - 1990" (PDF). Truth and Reconciliation report. Vol. 2. p. 442.

[2] Only the Cunene clasp was awarded, to members who served in Angola during Operation Savannah in 1975 and 1976. Recipients of the clasp wear a button, with the letter C encircled by a wreath, on the ribbon bar.

[3] Post occupied when award was made: Chief Instructor Gunnery

[1] "Chapter 5: The Homelands from 1960 - 1990" (PDF). Truth and Reconciliation report. Vol. 2. p. 442.

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