Liebenberg was posted to London as a military attache in 1969.[5]: 25 In 1972, he returned from London to become second in command of the Army Gymnasium. Two years later he was back at Army Headquarters as a Staff Officer before becoming Director Infantry and, in December 1977, as a colonel, Officer Commanding 2 Military Area (later called Sector 10) at Oshakati.[5] He stayed there till January 1980, when he became Director of Operations at Army Headquarters in the rank of brigadier.[5]
In 1995, Liebenberg, former defence minister, General Magnus Malan, and former defence force chief, General Jannie Geldenhuys were tried for murder, as a result of a military operation in which several civilians had been killed. They were all acquitted.
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^Fact file: Chiefs of the SANDF,past and present | DefenceWeb
andreas, liebenberg, general, andreas, liebenberg, ssas, april, 1938, 1998, south, african, military, commander, served, general, officer, commanding, south, african, special, forces, 1982, chief, army, 1985, chief, south, african, defence, force, 1990, genera. General Andreas Kat Liebenberg SSAS SD SOE SM MMM 18 April 1938 23 May 1998 was a South African military commander He served as General Officer Commanding South African Special Forces 1982 85 Chief of the Army 1985 90 and Chief of the South African Defence Force 1990 93 GeneralAndreas LiebenbergSSAS SD SOE SM MMMNickname s KatBorn 1938 04 18 18 April 1938 1 Upington Cape Province South Africa 2 Died23 May 1998 1998 05 23 aged 60 Pretoria Gauteng South Africa 3 AllegianceSouth AfricaService wbr branchSouth African ArmyYears of service1955 1993RankGeneralCommands heldChief of the South African Defence Force 1990 1993 Chief of the Army 1985 1990 South African Special Forces 1982 1985 2 Military Area 1977 1980 Battles warsSouth African Border WarAwardsSpouse s Helena Johanna Crafford 4 Contents 1 Military career 2 Trial 3 Awards and decorations 4 ReferencesMilitary career editLiebenberg joined the South African Army in 1955 and after obtaining a BA Law degree at the University of Stellenbosch 2 was commissioned in 1961 Liebenberg was posted to London as a military attache in 1969 5 25 In 1972 he returned from London to become second in command of the Army Gymnasium Two years later he was back at Army Headquarters as a Staff Officer before becoming Director Infantry and in December 1977 as a colonel Officer Commanding 2 Military Area later called Sector 10 at Oshakati 5 He stayed there till January 1980 when he became Director of Operations at Army Headquarters in the rank of brigadier 5 Liebenberg served as General Officer Commanding South African Special Forces from 1982 to 1985 as Chief of the Army from 1985 to 1990 as Chief of Defence Force Staff for a few months in 1990 6 and then as Chief of the South African Defence Force from 1990 to 1993 7 He was a member of the defence committee of the Transitional Executive Council which supervised the South African government during the final months leading up the first democratic election in 1994 Trial editIn 1995 Liebenberg former defence minister General Magnus Malan and former defence force chief General Jannie Geldenhuys were tried for murder as a result of a military operation in which several civilians had been killed They were all acquitted Awards and decorations edit nbsp Star of South Africa Silver SSAS nbsp Southern Cross Decoration SD nbsp South African Police Star for Outstanding Service SOE nbsp Southern Cross Medal 1975 SM nbsp Military Merit Medal MMM nbsp Pro Patria Medal nbsp Southern Africa Medal nbsp General Service Medal South Africa nbsp Good Service Medal Gold 30 Years nbsp Good Service Medal Silver 20 Years nbsp Good Service Medal Bronze 10 Years nbsp Order of the Cloud and Banner 2nd Grade with Grand Cordon ORB References edit Andreas Jacobus Kat Liebenberg former head of the SA Defence Force is born sahistory org za SA History Online Retrieved 6 October 2014 a b Uys Ian 1992 South African Military Who s Who 1452 1992 Fortress Publishers p 133 ISBN 0 9583173 3 X Gen Kat Liebenberg 60 ex chief of the SA defence force dies of cancer in Pretoria SAHO South African History Online 23 May 1998 Retrieved 6 October 2014 Liebenberg word nuwe hoof van Weermag in Afrikaans Die Burger 28 July 1990 Archived from the original on 31 December 2014 Retrieved 31 December 2014 a b c The SADF Supplement to the Financial Mail PDF Financial Mail July 1987 Meiring kry bevel van leer Die Burger 1 March 1990 Archived from the original on 24 October 2014 Retrieved 24 October 2014 Fact file Chiefs of the SANDF past and present DefenceWeb Military offices Preceded byJohannes Geldenhuys Chief of the South African Defence Force1990 1993 Succeeded byGeorg Meiring Preceded byIan Gleeson Chief of Defence Force Staff1990 Succeeded byMarthinus Bekker Preceded byJohannes Geldenhuys Chief of the Army1985 1990 Succeeded byGeorg Meiring Preceded byFritz Loots GOC South African Special Forces1982 1985 Succeeded byJoep Joubert Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andreas Liebenberg amp oldid 1159489102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
