Petrus Jacobs

Petrus Jacobs SSA SM
Born	1910
Died	1967
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa
Service/branch	South African Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Army Chief of Staff
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Star of South Africa (SSA) Southern Cross Medal (SM)

Major-General Petrus Jacobs SSA SM (1910-1967) was a South African military commander.

Military Career

He joined the South African Army as a part-time Citizen Force soldier in 1931 in the Prince Alfred's Guard^[1]^:93 and later became a full-time Permanent Force member. He served in World War II with the 2nd South African Division and with Wits Rifles in Italy.^[1]^:93

Maj Gen Jacobs was Army Chief of Staff from 1963 to 1965.^[2]^[1]^:93

1 2 3 Nöthling, C.J.; Meyers, E.M. (1982). "LEIERS DEUR DIE JARE (1912-1982)" (Online). Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies (in Afrikaans). 12 (2): 89–98. ISSN 2224-0020. doi:10.5787/12-2-631. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
↑ Englebrecht, Leon (10 November 2008). "Fact file: Chiefs of the SA Army". defenceweb.co.za. DefenceWeb. Retrieved 3 October 2014.

Military offices
Preceded by Sybrand Engelbrecht	Chief of the South African Army 1963 – 1965	Succeeded by Charles 'Pop' Fraser
Preceded by PH Grobbelaar	Commandant South African Military College 1953 – 1956	Succeeded by SJ Engelbrecht

Chiefs of the South African Army
List of South African military chiefs
Director-General of Land Forces	Christiaan du Toit Hendrik Klopper
Army Chief of Staff	Hendrik Klopper Pieter Grobbelaar Nick Bierman W. R. Van der Riet (acting) Sybrand Engelbrecht Petrus Jacobs Charles 'Pop' Fraser
Chief of the Army	Charles 'Pop' Fraser Willem Louw Magnus Malan Constand Viljoen Johannes Geldenhuys Andreas Liebenberg Georg Meiring Hattingh Pretorius Reginald Otto Gilbert Ramano Solly Shoke Vusumuzi Masondo

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