Don't read to into this, Generals are a dime a dozen, Even our own military under the ANC now has;
most ships in dry dock or disrepair state.
In addition to the view that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is over-strength, there is an argument that it is badly over-ranked, and particularly that there are far too many generals and admirals and, for that matter, too many civilian officials at equivalent rank levels. That...
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I do believe our own military is a poor yard stick as a "fighting force". The word "even" is probably overselling the comparison.
Our general ranks are handed out as party favours.
The guy was a one star general, which as in many countries is the lowest general rank, I think. That said normally generals are not chopped liver.
I recall a video of a train said to be transporting Russian tanks and other military vehicles "all the way from the Pacific". Maybe he came along.
The current commander of the Eastern District appears to be Colonel General (3 star) Aleksandr Chaiko. Since November 2021.
This guy is the Mayor General (1 star) of the 29th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern District since December 2021.
So he is/was the leader of an entire "army". Not sure what the equivalent of that is this side of the Russian border. It is an amalgam of several divisions. Not a small fighting force. Not sure if there are multiple armies per district, or just one either.
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