(1917-04-29)29 April 1917 Britstown, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Died
12 August 2008(2008-08-12) (aged 91) Pretoria
Allegiance
South Africa
Service/branch
South African Army
Years of service
1939–1982
Rank
Major General
Commands held
GOC South West Africa Command (1963–1964)
Director of Military Intelligence (1966–1970)
Inspector General of the SADF (1970–1973)
GOC Special Forces (1974–1982)
Battles/wars
Border War
Awards
Major General Frederich ('Fritz') Wilhelm LootsSSA SD SM (1917 – 2008) was a general in the South African Defence Force (SADF). He was founder of the South African Special Forces and their first commanding officer.[1]
^Human, Lt Col A. L. "In memory of an honorable man" (PDF). SANDF.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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personal physician Ludwig Stumpfegger worked under Karl Gebhardt, as did Fritz Fischer, Herta Oberheuser and Kurt Heißmeyer. On the outbreak of war, the...