Pieter Grobbelaar

General Pieter Grobbelaar, SSA DSO (16 September 1908 – 22 June 1988) was a South African military commander. He served as Army Chief of Staff from 1953 to 1958, and Commandant General of the South African Defence Force from 1961 to 1965.


Pieter Hendrik Grobbelaar

Born(1908-09-16)16 September 1908
Porterville, Cape Colony
Died22 June 1988(1988-06-22) (aged 79)
AllegianceSouth Africa
Service/branchSouth African Army
Years of service1933–1965
RankGeneral
Commands held
WarsSecond World War
Awards
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