Lieutenant General Charles Lloyd
was a General Officer in the South African Army. He died on 20 December 2014.
Early life
Military career
General Lloyd commanded the
South West African Territorial Force in the 1980s.
He was a major proponent of the "Winning the Hearts and Minds" (WHAM) strategy of counter-insurgency.
He was also a key part of the development of the National Security Management System (NSMS)
under Prime Minister P.W. Botha and served as secretary of the
State Security Council
The State Security Council (SSC) was formed in South Africa in 1972 to advise the government on the country's national policy and strategy concerning security, its implementation and determining security priorities. Its role changed through the pr ...
from 1988 to 1990.
He stated that the NSMS was concerned with three areas: the government, (for self-criticism and the correction of short comings), the enemy (to "command, coerce and eliminate") and the masses (whose support had to be won through communication and education). As secretary of the SSC, he essentially drove the State Security apparatus on a day-to-day basis.
He commanded
Far North Command before handing over to Gen
Georg Meiring in 1986.
He was in overall command of Operation Protea.
General
Roland de Vries later had this to say about General Lloyd:
“From my point of view, the most important military leaders at that time were General
Constand Viljoen, the Chief of the SADF and the founding father, so to speak, of
61 Mech; Lieutenant General
Johannes Geldenhuys, Chief of the Army; and Major General Charles Lloyd, General Officer Commanding
SWATF
The South West Africa Territorial Force (SWATF) was an auxiliary arm of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and comprised the armed forces of South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1977 to 1989. It emerged as a product of South Africa's politic ...
. It was my good fortune that all three were inspirational commanders who had a marked influence on shaping and building the best army in Africa”.
Awards and decorations
See also
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South African Army
The South African Army is the principal land warfare force of South Africa, a part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), along with the South African Air Force, South African Navy and South African Military Health Service. ...
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South African Border War
References
Afrikaner people
South African Army generals
South African military personnel of the Border War
2014 deaths
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