serviceyears allegiance honorific_suffix birth_date article_title name
19501955 african army south african army 19551961 royal navy 19611987 south south africa 1928 republic of south africa zar dvr sd sm mmm 4 july 1933 jan breytenbach
 jan dirk breytenbach
jan breytenbach

jan dirk breytenbach -lrb- born 4 july 1933 -rrb- was appointed by general fritz loots , the founder of the south african special forces brigade , as the first commander of 1 reconnaissance commando , the first unit founded within the south african special forces .
he was also appointed as the first commander of the 32 battalion , known colloquially as `` buffalo battalion '' , as well as 44 parachute brigade .
