Jan Breytenbach
(1933-2024)
South African Army officer and author
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Jan Dirk Breytenbach (14 July 1932 - 16 June 2024) was a career South African Special Forces military officer and author of military books. He is best known as the first commander of 1 Reconnaissance Commando, South Africa's first special forces unit. In his long career, he served in the Suez Crisis, the Biafran War, the South African Border War, and the Angolan Civil War, and attained the rank of colonel before his retirement.
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4 July 1933
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16 June 2024 (aged 90)
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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