Dan Pienaar


Daniel Hermanus Pienaar

Nickname(s)Dan
Born27 August 1893[1]
Ladybrand, Orange Free State[2]
Died19 December 1942(1942-12-19) (aged 49)
Kisumu, Kenya
Allegiance Union of South Africa
Years of service1911–1942
RankMajor General
Service number126242[3]
Commands
Wars
AwardsOrder of the Bath CB Distinguished Service Order and two Bars DSO & 2 Bars

Major General Daniel Hermanus Pienaar (27 August 1893 – 19 December 1942) CB DSO & two bars was a South African World War II military commander.

  1. ^ "This week in History Extra Dates: 24–30 August 2008". South African History Online. Retrieved 26 November 2008.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Marais, Dirk (1990). "Vrystaat; Teelaarde van Groot Generaals". South African Journal of Military Studies (in Afrikaans). 20 (4): 6.
  3. ^ "No. 35697". The London Gazette. 8 September 1942. p. 3948.