Nick Bierman

Lieutenant-General Jacobus Nicolaas "Nick" Bierman SSA SM CBE (1910 – 1977) was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Army in 1934. During World War II he served in North Africa, and was commanded the artillery of the South African 6th Armoured Division in Italy.

He served as Army Chief of Staff from 1958 to 1959, as Inspector-General from 1959 to 1960, as Director of Planning and Operations from 1960 to 1965, and as General Officer Commanding Joint Combat Forces (GOCJCF), co-ordinating Army and Air Force operations and training, from 1965 to 1967. As GOCJCF, he was the third-highest ranking officer in the South African Defence Force's Supreme Command.

See also

• List of South African military chiefs
• South African Army
• South African National Defence Force

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Name	Bierman, Nick
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Date of birth	1910
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Date of death	1977
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