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Major General Johannes Gerhardus Dreyer (Commonly known as "Sterk Hans") was a founding member of Koevoet, which was also known as SWAPOL-COIN (South-West-Africa-Police-Counter-Insurgency) during the South African Border War (1966-1989). He was also the commander of the unit from its founding in 1979 until its disbandment in 1989.

Whilst his birth date is not known, it is known that he died on Sunday, November 1st 2015 from organ failure in a private hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. He served 16 years in the South African Police (SAP), before being transferred to SWAPOL in 1978. He would then found Koevoet the following year. thumb