South African Defence Force [SEP] dissolved or abolished
South African Defence Force
The South African Defence Force (SADF) comprised the South African armed forces from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence Force was officially succeeded by the SADF, which was established by the Defence Act (No. 44) of 1957. The SADF, in turn, was superseded by the South African National Defence Force in 1994.
The SADF was organised to perform a dual mission: to counter possible insurgency in all forms,
Pieter le Grange
Lieutenant General Pieter Le Grange (born 1916) 
was a former South African Air Force officer, who served as Chief of Staff Personnel from 1974-1977.
Air Force career.
He joined the South African Air Defence Force in 1937 and participated in the Second World War by serving as Adjutant 2 Squadron in Italy and in Sicily. Adjutant 2 Squadron in the Korean War. In 1974, he acted as Director General Personnel. Chief of Staff Personnel from 1 May 1974-30 Sep 1977