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| Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Brigadier | Kolonel | Hoofkommandant | Kommandant | Majoor | Kaptein | Luitenant | Tweede luitenant | ||||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Called commandant general (kommandant-generaal) from 1956 to 1968.
- ^ Called combat general (bestry generaal) from 1960 to 1968.
- ^ Only in the commandos from 1968 to 1970.
- ^ Called field cornet (veldkornet) from 1960 to 1968.
- ^ Called assistant field cornet (assistent veldkornet) from 1960 to 1968.
References
- ^ Radburn, A. (22 February 2012). "SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY RANKS AND INSIGNIA". Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. 20 (2): 1–4. Retrieved 3 June 2021.