Christiaan du Toit

Lieutenant General Christiaan Ludolph de Wet du Toit, DSO (23 September 1901[1] – 14 August 1982) was a South African military commander.

Christiaan Ludolph de Wet du Toit
Nickname(s)"Matie"
Born(1901-09-23)23 September 1901
Died14 August 1982(1982-08-14) (aged 80)
AllegianceSouth Africa
Service/branchSouth African Army
Years of service1924 – 1956
RankLieutenant General
Commands held
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches

Military career

Du Toit joined the South African Army as an artilleryman in 1924. He completed the British Army Specialist Staff Course in 1936.

During the Second World War, he commanded Divisional artillery in East Africa and North Africa, before commanding the 2nd South African Infantry Brigade in 1942 and the 1st South African Armoured Brigade from 1943 to 1945.[2] For his service, Du Toit was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and Mentioned in Despatches.

Du Toit served as Director-General of Land Forces,[3] the head of the South African Army, from 1948 to 1950, and as Chief of the General Staff of the Union Defence Force, from 1950 to 1956.

References
  1. Uys, Ian (1992). "Page 77". South African Military Who's Who 1452–1992. Fortress Publishers. p. 77. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X. LCCN 93169681.
  2. "Biography of Lieutenant-General Christiaan Ludolph de Wet Du Toit (1901 – 1982), South Africa". www.generals.dk. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  3. Lillie, A.C. (1982). "THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY". South African Journal of Military Studies. 12 (2).


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