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Jacobus Laubscher | |
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| Nickname(s) | Koos |
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) |
| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service |  South African Army |
| Years of service | 1964–2005 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | 4 Artillery Regiment |
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| Wars | South African Border War |
| Awards |           |
| Relations | Brig Gen Carel Laubscher MMM (younger brother) |
Maj Gen Koos Laubscher SM & Bar MMM (Born 1945) was a General Officer in the South African Army from the artillery.
He joined the South African Defence Force in 1964. He was a graduate of the South African Military Academy and the prestigious South African Long Gunnery Course Number 3 as a top student during 1972 and was awarded the crossed-barrels status the same year. He passed the SA Army Senior Command and Staff Duties Course in 1975 and the Joint Staff Course at the Defence College during 1989. He saw action in Angola during Operation Savannah in 1975–76 and throughout the South African Border War including the operational debut of the G5 155mm towed gun/howitzer in the Angolan theatre of war during the eighties. Chief Instructor Gunnery at School of Artillery from 1975. He was an officer instructor at the South African Army College and the Army Battle School, OC 4 Artillery Regiment from 1981 to 1982, OC School of Artillery and later Director of Artillery from 1987 to 1991, Commandant of the Army College in 1993. [1] He served as GOC 7 Division from 1996 to 1998. GOC Army Support Formation from 1999 to 2005. He retired from the SANDF in 2005.
Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM & Bar) 
Military Merit Medal (MMM) 
Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) (with Cunene Clasp) [lower-alpha 1] 
Southern Africa Medal 
General Service Medal (South Africa) 
Unitas (Unity) Medal 
Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (40 Year Clasp) 
Good Service Medal (Gold (30 Years)) 
Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years)) 
Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years))
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