Lieutenant General

Reginald Otto

SD & Bar SM MMM
Nickname(s)Reg
Born(1943-07-09)9 July 1943
Krugersdorp, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa
DiedJuly 5, 2022(2022-07-05) (aged 78)
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branch South African Army
Years of service1964–1998
RankLieutenant General
Commands held
AwardsSouthern Cross Decoration SD & Bar Southern Cross Medal SM Military Merit Medal MMM Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) ' Southern Africa Medal ' General Service Medal (South Africa) ' Unitas (Unity) Medal ' Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal ' Legion of Merit LOM Order of the Cloud and Banner ORB
Relations'Kowie' Jacoba Otto (nee Kleynhans)

Lieutenant General Reginald Otto SD & Bar SM MMM (9 July 1943[1] – 5 July 2022[2]) was a South African military commander, who held the post of Chief of the South African Army.[3]

Military career

He joined the South African Army in 1964 after completing his schooling at Trumpsburg High School.[2] After Officer training at the Army Gymnasium he was appointed a 2nd lieutenant in 1 Special Service Battalion. He became Officer Commanding of 1 Special Service Battalion in January 1976. He also commanded the School of Armour from 11 January 1981 to 18 December 1983.[4]

He was promoted to Brigadier and OC Orange Free State Command.[5] He was later promoted to Major general and GOC Eastern Transvaal Command.[6]

Awards and decorations

General Otto was awarded the following:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Only the Cunene clasp was awarded, to members who served in Angola during Operation Savannah in 1975 and 1976. Recipients of the clasp wear a button, with the letter C encircled by a wreath, on the ribbon bar.

References

  1. ↑ http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1994/12/20/2/6.html
  2. 1 2 Lategan, Herman (9 July 2022). "'n Lewe - Reginald Otto: 'n Militaris se groot hart het ophou klop". Rapport. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Engelbrecht, Leon (10 November 2008). "Fact file: Chiefs of the SA Army | defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Gericke, Marietjie (30 March 2006). "Pantserskool vier 40 jaar van opleiding / School of Armour celebrates 40yrs of training". Volksblad. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Chronological Report" (PDF). Historical Papers. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  6. ↑ http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1992/12/4/9/19.html


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