Evert Groenewald

Rear Admiral Evert Groenewald is a retired South African Navy officer, who served as Chief of Naval Operations before his retirement in 1999.

Evert Phillipus Groenewald
Nickname(s)Gringo
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branch South African Navy
Years of service1963 - 1999
RankRear Admiral
Commands held
  • Chief of Naval Operations
  • Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence
Awards
  • Southern Cross Decoration
  • Southern Cross Medal
  • Military Merit Medal
Relationsdaughter Tina Struthers

He joined the Navy in 1963[1] at the South African Naval College and later obtained a BMil (BSc) at the South African Military Academy

He commanded the submarines SAS Emily Hobhouse and SAS Johanna van der Merwe[2]

He served as Chief of Naval Staff Intelligence as a Commodore[3] and on 1 May 1996 was promoted to rear admiral and appointed Chief of Naval Operations.[4]

He retired in 1999 and the post of Chief of Naval Operations was re-organised into Flag Officer Fleet during a Navy restructuring.[5]

Awards and decorations

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. SA Navy museum
  3. "Ons Vloot vandag 70 jaar stokoud / Our Navy turns 70". Die Beeld. 1 April 1992. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. "Vloot kry nuwe operasionele stafhoof / Navy gets new Operational Head". Die Beeld. 19 March 1996. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. Molebeledi, Pule (16 July 1988). "South Africa: Pretoria navy chiefs post to be abolished". AllAfrica. Retrieved 19 June 2014.


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