Lieutenant General Frans van den Berg was an

artillery Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...

officer who was appointed as the first ''Chief of Staff Planning'' in the

SADF The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: ''Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag'') comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence F ...

in 1986.

Early life

He was born in Kimberley and matriculated from Potchefstroom Boys High School.

Military career

He joined the Union Defence Force and served in the artillery. He was an instructor at the Army Gymnasium, he completed the British Long Gunnery Staff Course. Chief Instructor Gunnery at the School of Artillery & Armour. Officer Commanding School of Artillery from 1970 to 1973, OC North Western Command 1974–1977, OC Northen Transvaal Command 1982–1983. Much later served as Chief of Staff Planning from 1986 to 1991.

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