Major-General Petrus Jacobs (1910-1967) was a
South African military commander.
Military career
He joined the
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. ...
as a part-time Citizen Force soldier in 1931 in the
Prince Alfred's Guard
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and later became a full-time Permanent Force member. He served in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
with the
2nd South African Division
The South African 2nd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the army of the Union of South Africa during World War II. The division was formed on 23 October 1940 and served in the Western Desert Campaign and was captured (save for one ...
and with
Wits Rifles in Italy.
Maj Gen Jacobs was ''Army Chief of Staff'' from 1963 to 1965.
Awards and decorations
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See also
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List of South African military chiefs
This article lists the South African military chiefs. From 1958 until the first democratic general election in 1994, the present-day South African National Defence Force was known as the South African Defence Force. From 1912 to 1958, the mili ...
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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. ...
References
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1910 births
1967 deaths
White South African people
South African military personnel of World War II
Chiefs of the South African Army