Henry 'Kalfie' Martin

Henry 'Kalfie' Martin

Lieutenant-General Henry 'Kalfie' Martin SM CBE DFC (born 1910) was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Air Force in 1935. During World War II, he commanded 3 Wing in North Africa (1942-1943), and in 1945 he commanded 4 Group, which was responsible for transporting South African servicemen back home from Italy.

After the war, he served as Quartermaster-General from 1953 to 1959, as Chief of the Air Force from 1965 to 1967, and as Chief of Defence Staff from 1967 to 1968.

References

"Militaria" - Official Professional Journal of the SADF (Vol 12/2: 1982)

ee also

*List of South African military chiefs
*South African Air Force


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