Willem Louw
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Lieutenant-General Willem Petrus Louw SSA SM (Bloemhof,[2]: 255 24 November 1920 – 4 July 1980)[1] was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Army in the Special Service Battalion in 1938,[3]: 94 and served in Italy in World War II.
Military career
After enlisting as a private, he served as an NCO in the Technical Service Corps (SAOC)6th Armoured Division and deployed to the Middle East and Italy.[3]: 94
After the war, he served in various posts and in 1959 became Officer Commanding
Voortrekkerhoogte.[2]: 255 In 1966 he served as OC Northern Transvaal Command[3]: 94 as a Brigadier and Chief of the Army from 1967 to 1973,[4][3]: 94 and as Inspector-General of the South African Defence Force from 1973 to 1975.[3]
: 94
After a re-organisation of the SADF, the position of Inspector General was abolished and he retired on 31 March 1975.[2][3]: 94
Awards and decorations
- Star of South Africa (1952) (SSA) – 1974[2]: 255
- Southern Cross Medal (1952) (SM) – 1962
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
- Union Medal
- 1939–45 Star
- Italy Star
- Defence Medal (United Kingdom)
- War Medal 1939–1945
- Africa Service Medal (WWII)
References
- ^ a b "LOUW Willem Petrus 1920-1980". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-620-46738-4.)
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link - ^ ISSN 2224-0020. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Fact file: Chiefs of the SA Army". defenceweb.co.za. Defence Web. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2014.