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 | |
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| Nickname(s) | Gringo |
| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service |  South African Navy |
| Years of service | 1963 - 1999 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
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| Relations | daughter 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
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Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM)
Military Merit Medal (MMM)
Pro Patria Medal
Southern Africa Medal
General Service Medal (South Africa)
Unitas (Unity) Medal
Good Service Medal (Gold (30 Years))
Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years))
Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years))
See also
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edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ SA Navy museum
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Molebeledi, Pule (16 July 1988). "South Africa: Pretoria navy chiefs post to be abolished". AllAfrica. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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