Gerrit Opperman
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| name = Gerrit Nicolaas Opperman
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=ZAR|SD|SM|MMM}}
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- OC Northern Transvaal Command
- OC Sector 70 (Eastern Caprivi)
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Major General Gerrit Nicolaas Opperman (Gert) {{Post-nominals|country=ZAR|SD|SM|MMM|SAStC}} was a General Officer in the South African Army.
Early life
General Gert Opperman was born on 27 July 1945 in Johannesburg.{{cite web|title=Gert Opperman - Who's Who SA|url=http://whoswho.co.za/gerrit-opperman-3336|access-date=26 January 2015}}
Career
He served as spokesman for the Malan family on the death of Magnus Malan.{{cite web|title=Obituary: Former defence minister Magnus Malan|url=http://www.witness.co.za/?showcontent&global%5B_id%5D=64883|website=The Witness|publisher=SAPA|access-date=26 January 2015|date=19 July 2011}}
Courses
Posts held
Gen Opperman has held the following posts:
- {{Timeline-event|date=2005{{snd}}present|event=Chief Executive Officer {{ndash}} The Research Trust}}
- {{Timeline-event|date=2003{{snd}}present|event=Managing Director {{ndash}} VTM Projects (Pty) Ltd, Pretoria}}
- {{Timeline-event|date=2003{{snd}}present|event=Executive Trustee {{ndash}} Voortrekker Monument Trust, Pretoria}}
- {{Timeline-event|date=2003{{snd}}present|event=Council Member {{ndash}} Voortrekker Museum}}
- {{Timeline-event|date=2002{{snd}}present|event=Chief Executive Officer {{ndash}} Heritage Foundation}}
- {{Timeline-event|date=1998{{snd}}2000|event=Member {{ndash}} Gert Opperman Consulting cc}}
- {{Timeline-event|date=1996{{snd}}1998|event=Managing Director {{ndash}} Guards Division, Coin Security Group}}
- {{Timeline-event|date=1994{{snd}}1996|event=Chief Director {{ndash}} Corporate Communication, SANDF}}
- {{Timeline-event|date=1988{{snd}}1993|event=OC Northern Transvaal Command, SANDF}}
- {{Timeline-event|date=1987{{snd}}2000|event=Executive Chairman/Convenor, Club Gerbera}}
- {{Timeline-event|date=1983{{snd}}1988|event=Military Secretary {{ndash}} DOD}}
Awards
Maj Gen Opperman has received the following awards during his career:
=Medals and decorations=
- International Orders
- {{MilAward Desc|SD|x25px}}
- {{MilAward Desc|SM|x25px}}
- {{MilAward Desc|MMM|x25px}}
- {{MilAward Desc|PP|x25px}}
- {{MilAward Desc|SAM|x25px}}
- {{MilAward Desc|GSM|x25px}}
- {{MilAward Desc|Unitas|x25px}}
- {{MilAward Desc|GoodServiceG|x25px}}
- {{MilAward Desc|GoodServiceS|x25px}}
- {{MilAward Desc|GoodServiceB|x25px}}
- {{MilAward Desc|OOMMCHL1|country=ZAR|x22px}}
- x22px Chilean Star of Military Merit
References
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{{s-ttl | title = OC Northern Transvaal Command | years = 1988{{ndash}}1993}}
{{s-aft | after = Hennie Schultz}}
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{{s-ttl | title = Chief Director {{ndash}} Corporate Communication, SANDF | years = 1994{{ndash}}1996}}
{{s-aft | after = Andrew Masondo}}
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{{s-ttl | title = Military Secretary {{ndash}} DOD | years = 1983{{ndash}}1988}}
{{s-aft | after = Roelf Beukes}}
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