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Jan Breytenbach

South African military officer

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born: 1932
died: 2024
age at death: 91
known for: writer, non-fiction writer, military officer

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who jan breytenbach is

Jan Dirk Breytenbach was a 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. He died on 16 June 2024, at the age of 91.

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