Les Rudman

Les Rudman PVD SD SM MMM LOM
Born	18 March 1955
Allegiance	South Africa
Service/branch	South African Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Deputy Chief South African Army GOC Special Forces Brigade OC 44 Parachute Brigade
Awards	Pro Virtute Decoration (PVD) Southern Cross Decoration (SD) Southern Cross Medal (SM) Military Merit Medal (MMM) Legion of Merit (LOM) (USA)
Spouse(s)	Elsje Rudman[1]

Major General Les Rudman PVD SD SM MMM SAStC is a General Officer in the South African Army.

Military career

General Rudman is an honorary Special Forces Operator and parachutist. He was appointed to the post of Deputy Chief of the South African Army on 1 October 2011.^[2][3][4] He was awarded the Sword of Honour at the South African Military Academy in 1976. He retired at the end of 2014 and was succeeded by Maj Gen Lawrence Smith.^[5]

Honours and awards

Medals

• Pro Virtute Decoration (PVD)

• Southern Cross Decoration (SD)

• Southern Cross Medal (SM)

• Military Merit Medal (MMM)

• Legion of Merit (LOM) (USA)

• Pro Patria Medal

Other

• Honorary Qualification: Special Forces Operator Badge

• Parachute Wings (South Africa) (Basic, Static Line)

References

1. Netshirembe, Lufuno (November 2012). "May the best horse win …" (PDF). South African Soldier 19 (11): 42. ISSN 1609-5014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
2. "New defence force appointments". iol.co.za. SAPA. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
3. "Appointments and/or Promotions of Lieutenant Generals, Admirals and Major Generals". dod.mil.za. RSA Department of Defence. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
4. Meyer, Merle, Maj (March 2012). "Friday 13th Getting a new meaning" (PDF). South African Soldier 19 (3): 8. ISSN 1609-5014.
5. Helfrich, Kim (8 January 2015). "Senior SANDF promotions". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

External links

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