Nicolaas Nieuwoudt

Lieutenant-General Nicolaas Nieuwoudt SSA SD SM (1929–1989) was a South African military commander. A medical doctor, he joined the South African Air Force's medical branch in 1954. He commanded the South African Medical Service, as Surgeon-General, from 1977 to 1988. The SAMS was upgraded to rank equally with the Army, Air Force, and Navy in 1979.

See also

• List of South African military chiefs
• South African Medical Service

References

Militaria - Official Professional Journal of the SADF (Vol 12/2: 1982)

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Name	Nieuwoudt, Nicolaas
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Date of birth	1929
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Date of death	1989
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