Maarten Schalekamp

Colonel

Maarten Schalekamp

SM, MMM
Colonel; Maarten Schalekamp; SM, MMM
Born	April 15, 1954 (age 70); Delmas
Allegiance	South Africa
Service / branch	South African Army
Years of service	1972–1998
Rank	Colonel
Unit	4 Artillery Regiment
Commands	Director of Artillery; OC School of Artillery;
Battles / wars	South African Border War
Awards

Col Maarten Schalekamp SM, MMM was an officer in the South African Army from the artillery.

Military career

He joined the South African Defence Force in 1973 and graduated from the South African Military Academy in 1976 with a Bachelor's degree awarded by Stellenbosch University. He saw action during the Border War in the Angolan theatre of operations with 61 Mechanised Battalion Group, 14 Field Regiment and 4 Artillery Regiment. He served as Locating Battery Commander at 4 Artillery Regiment, Chief Instructor at the School of Artillery, OC School of Artillery, OC HQ Group 30 from 1995 to 1996and finally the last Director of Artillery from 1996–1998.^[1] He retired from the SANDF in 1998.

Master Gunner: 71

Colonel Maarten A. Schalekamp^[a]
Year: 1996
←70: Unknown	Brigadier General Chris H. Roux :72→

^ Anon. "School of Artillery". South African Gunner (PDF). p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

Military offices
Preceded by Col Jakes Jacobs	Director Artillery 1996–1998	Succeeded by Brig Gen Chris Roux as GOC Artillery Formation
Preceded by Col Jakes Jacobs	OC School of Artillery 1991–1995	Succeeded by Col Theuns Coetzee
Preceded by Lt Col Johann Potgieter	OC 14 Artillery Regiment 1986–1987	Succeeded by Lt Col George Swanepoel
Honorary titles
Preceded by unknown	71^st Master Gunner 1996	Succeeded by Brig Gen Chris Roux

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