Erastus Kashopola
Erastus Kashopola | |
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Born | Ongonga, Namibian War of Independence
Second Congo War | 1 July 1958
Career
- PLAN
His military career started in the 1970s when he joined the People's Liberation Army of Namibia in exile. He served in various roles until being appointed as an Artillery Unit chief of reconnaissance.
- NDF
In 1990 he was a pioneer of the NDF officer corps as he was inducted with the rank of
He also was the commandant of the Oshivelo Army Battle School. As a colonel he was also a Deputy Commander for 4 Artillery Brigade (Namibia) and also Deputy commander for 21 Motorised Infantry Brigade. He was then Promoted to Brigadier General and appointed as GOC 21 Motorised Infantry Brigade succeeding Brigadier General Phillip Shikuma Kamati who was appointed as Defence Inspector General.[1] He retired in July 2019 and was succeeded by Brigadier General Martin Shikomba as GOC 21 Motorised Infantry Brigade.[2][3]
Qualifications
- Junior Command Course -India
- Command and Staff Course-Tanzania
- Diploma in Defence and Strategic Studies-China
- Diploma in Modern Management and Administration -United Kingdom
Honours and decorations
- UNMILPeacekeeping medal
- UNMILPeacekeeping medal
- award star
- MONUA Peacekeeping medal
References
- ^ Ministry of Defence, M (September 2011). "Inauguration of 21 Inf Bde Commander". NDF Journal. 41: 4.
- ^ "Lela Mobile Online - Kashopola retires as 21 Brigade commander". Archived from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Kashopola retires as 21 Brigade commander".
- ^ "The Namibian".