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| − | ::Section C1: Vlakplaas | + | ::'''Section C1: Vlakplaas''' |
| − | ::16 The unit which came to be known by the name of the farm was started in the | + | ::16 The unit which came to be known by the name of the farm was started in the late 1970s by Col [[JJ Viktor]], then head of the C section, and Col [[Jan du Preez]]. |
| − | late 1970s by Col [[JJ Viktor]], then head of the C section, and Col [[Jan du Preez]]. | ||
::17 The purpose of [[Vlakplaas]] at this stage was ostensibly as a place to rehabilitate | ::17 The purpose of [[Vlakplaas]] at this stage was ostensibly as a place to rehabilitate | ||
| − | 'turned terrorists' or, as they were called, askaris. The askaris were eventually | + | 'turned terrorists' or, as they were called, askaris. The askaris were eventually divided into units and supervised by white security police, and it was this change that transformed [[Vlakplaas]] into a counter-insurgency unit. The units responded to requests that were channelled to them via the head of [[Section C]] or via branch commanders. |
| − | divided into units and supervised by white security police, and it was this change | + | ::18 In the mid to late 1980s similar units to Vlakplaas were established in Camperdown in Kwazulu Natal and in the Eastern Cape. |
| − | that transformed [[Vlakplaas]] into a counter-insurgency unit. The units responded | + | ::19 Heads of C section under which C1/Vlakplaas resided were Col [[JJ Viktor]] (later a Maj-Genl); Brig [[Willem Schoon]]; Maj-Genl [[Nick Janse Van Rensberg]] and Maj-Genl [[IJ Engelbrecht]] Commanders of Vlakplaas were: Col [[JJ Viktor]] (founder of the unit); Capt [[Dirk Coetzee]] (1980-81); Capt [[Jan Carel Coetzee]] (1982); Lt Col [[Jack Cronje]] (1983-1985) - later a brigadier); Col [[Eugene de Kock]] (1985-1993)<ref><ref>[http://www.doj.gov.za/trc/report/finalreport/TRC%20VOLUME%202.pdf Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report - Volume Two], Chapter Three, p317.</ref> |
| − | to requests that were channelled to them via the head of [[Section C]] or via | ||
| − | branch commanders. | ||
| − | ::18 In the mid to late 1980s similar units to Vlakplaas were established in | ||
| − | Camperdown in Kwazulu Natal and in the Eastern Cape. | ||
| − | ::19 Heads of C section under which C1/Vlakplaas resided were Col [[JJ Viktor]] (later | ||
| − | a Maj-Genl); Brig [[Willem Schoon]]; Maj-Genl [[Nick Janse Van Rensberg]] and Maj- | ||
| − | Genl [[IJ Engelbrecht]] Commanders of Vlakplaas were: Col [[JJ Viktor]] (founder of | ||
| − | the unit); Capt [[Dirk Coetzee]] (1980-81); Capt [[Jan Carel Coetzee]] (1982); Lt Col | ||
| − | [[Jack Cronje]] (1983-1985) - later a brigadier); Col [[Eugene de Kock]] (1985-1993)<ref><ref>[http://www.doj.gov.za/trc/report/finalreport/TRC%20VOLUME%202.pdf Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report - Volume Two], Chapter Three, p317.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<References/> | <References/> | ||
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| + | [[Category:counterinsurgency]] | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 15 April 2008
- Section C1: Vlakplaas
- 16 The unit which came to be known by the name of the farm was started in the late 1970s by Col JJ Viktor, then head of the C section, and Col Jan du Preez.
- 17 The purpose of Vlakplaas at this stage was ostensibly as a place to rehabilitate
'turned terrorists' or, as they were called, askaris. The askaris were eventually divided into units and supervised by white security police, and it was this change that transformed Vlakplaas into a counter-insurgency unit. The units responded to requests that were channelled to them via the head of Section C or via branch commanders.
- 18 In the mid to late 1980s similar units to Vlakplaas were established in Camperdown in Kwazulu Natal and in the Eastern Cape.
- 19 Heads of C section under which C1/Vlakplaas resided were Col JJ Viktor (later a Maj-Genl); Brig Willem Schoon; Maj-Genl Nick Janse Van Rensberg and Maj-Genl IJ Engelbrecht Commanders of Vlakplaas were: Col JJ Viktor (founder of the unit); Capt Dirk Coetzee (1980-81); Capt Jan Carel Coetzee (1982); Lt Col Jack Cronje (1983-1985) - later a brigadier); Col Eugene de Kock (1985-1993)Cite error: Closing
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