Hans Couzy
{{Short description|Dutch military officer (1940–2019)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Lieutenant general
| name = Hans Couzy
| image = File:Hans Couzy.jpg
| image_size = 250px
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| office = Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army
| term_start = 10 september 1992
| term_end = 4 juli 1996
| predecessor = Lieutenant general Rien Wilmink
| successor = Lieutenant general Maarten Schouten
| birth_name = Henri Andre (Hans) Couzy
| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|9|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = The Hague, Netherlands
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|3|10|1940|9|23|df=y}}
| death_place = The Hague, Netherlands
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| allegiance = {{flag|Netherlands}}
| branch = {{army|Netherlands}}
| serviceyears = 1957-1996
| rank = 20px Lieutenant-general
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| battles = Fall of Srebrenica
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Lieutenant-general Hans Couzy (23 September 1940 - 10 March 2019) was a former Dutch military officer who served as Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army between 1996 and 2001. He was commander during the fall of Srebrenica in July 1995.{{cite web |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/voormalig-landmachtbevelhebber-hans-couzy-78-overleden~b4620a19/ |title=Voormalig landmachtbevelhebber Hans Couzy (78) overleden |publisher=De Volkskrant |access-date=2 April 2023 |language=nl}}
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Category:Royal Netherlands Army generals
Category:Royal Netherlands Army officers
Category:Commanders of the Royal Netherlands Army
Category:People from The Hague
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