Years of service 1936 – 1963 Died September 6, 1994 | Role Soldier Name Sybrand Engelbrecht Rank Major general | |
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Born 4 April 1913
Clanwilliam, Western Cape ( 1913-04-04 ) Buried at Voortrekkerhoogte, South Africa Allegiance Republic of South Africa Commands held Army Chief of Staff
SSO Explosives
Deputy Quartermaster General
OC North West Transvaal Command
OC Northern Command (South Africa) Awards Southern Cross Medal (SM) Place of burial Thaba Tshwane, Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa, South Africa | ||
Service/branch South African Army | ||
Major-General Sybrand Abraham Engelbrecht (Clanwilliam, 4 April 1913 – 6 September 1994) was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Army in June 1936, and was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in January 1937. He attended an Ordnance Officers Course at the Royal Military College of Science from January 1939 to July 1939. He served in World War II in the Middle East.
After the War he served as the Dean of the Military College. He was then SSO Explosives, Deputy Quartermaster General, Officer Commanding North West Transvaal Command and Officer Commanding Northern Command (South Africa).
He served as Army Chief of Staff from 1959 to 1963, when he took early retirement. He returned to active duty for a few years in the 1970s, as a staff officer with the South African Special Forces.