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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group Rhodesian Bush War

• 1 year, 2 months ago

FireForce teams ready to go
Greg McEwan-Marriott

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List of Military assets and bases during the conflicts in Angola, Rhodesia and Mozambique

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Greg McEwan-Marriott

• 1 year, 2 months ago

SAAF Mirage F1
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

• 1 year, 2 months ago

convoy
Greg McEwan-Marriott

• 1 year, 2 months ago

Life in Africa
Greg McEwan-Marriott

• 1 year, 2 months ago

A South African Puma helicopter dropping off some lightly-armed soldiers in Angola.
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

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Readying for an op
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 61 Mechanised Battalion Group

• 1 year, 2 months ago

Bravo Coy, 61 Mech, Call sign 22 Zero. 1981, Ops Protea and Daisy.
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 4 Special Forces Regiment

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4 Recce team comes ashore
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

• 1 year, 2 months ago

Intercepted signals message from Swapo
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

• 1 year, 2 months ago

moving Olifant tanks up to the operational area
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Special Forces – Recces

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SADF Recce: Chris Schutte and a monkey Fort Doppies, 1980’s
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SOUTH AFRICAN BORDER WAR

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RHODESIAN BUSH WAR

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PORTUGUESE WAR MOZAMBIQUE

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WAR STORIES

Reflections of a Soldier – Rhodesian Bush War
Cuban MiG-23’s night attack on SAAF C130B’s
The F-86 Sabre in combat in Guinea-Bissau Part 1
Killing Zone
South Africa’s New Range Rifles

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Infantry School
Executive Outcomes

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Operation Moduler
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War of Intervention in Angola: Volume 2
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TOPDECK PILOT’S GUIDE FOR SAAF C130

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1988 May

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Fiat G91 R4 Flight Manual

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Mirage F1 Cyrano IV Radar Manual

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The Organizer: The Story of Temba Moyo (1974) ZAPU/ZIPRA

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The Cheetah RLI Souvenir October 1980

The Cheetah RLI Magazine – 1980-10

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AERMACCHI MB-326KC Impala Mk.2 FRC1 Emergency Procedures

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A Far-Away War: Angola 1975-1989

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Cold War Liberation: The Soviet Union and the Collapse of the Portuguese Empire in Africa, 1961-1975

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Mozambique Revolution no.59, April-June 1974

Mozambique Revolution no.59, April-June 1974

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Original Ops Briefing Slides – Modular, Hooper & Packer

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Mozambique Revolution no.56, July-September 1973

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1979 Feb

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Tactical Tracking Operations – David Scott-Donelan

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Art of War Papers. The Rhodesian African Rifles

The Rhodesian African Rifles – The Growth and Adaptation of a Multicultural Regiment through the Rhodesian Bush War, 1965-1980

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Soldier Of Fortune Magazine 1987 Jan

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The Official Soviet AKM Manual: Operating Instructions for the 7.62mm Modernized Kalashnikov Rifle (AKM and AKMS) – Paladin Press

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Mirage F1AZ NWS – Part 1 and 2

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Angola in Arms #4, February 1969

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From military to civilian life : the case of retired Special Forces Operators

From Military To Civilian Life : The Case of Retired Special Forces Operators

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The Nkongo base was a South African Army (SADF/SWAPOL) military installation in Ohangwena Region, Namibia, during the border…
New 02 Dec 1978 Eenhana
Post Timeline · 4 Oct 2026

Johannes Havenga Killed in Action at or near Eenhana. Killed in Action after being struck in the chest…
Updated Okatope
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In 1988 Okatope was assigned to 54 Bn. Okatope was a temporary base for South African Defence Force…
Updated Opuwo
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102 Battalion was one of the SADF and SWATF units that operated from or were based at Opuwa…
New 23 Jun 1974 Bwabwata
Post Timeline · 4 Oct 2026

Fred J. Zeelie Killed in Action at or near Bwabwata. KIA at Namibia, Bwabwata
New 07 Aug 1983 Cangamba
Post Timeline · 4 Oct 2026

Juan Miguel Benítez Fernández Killed in Action at or near Cangamba. Cangamba, at nightfall on 7 August 1983,…

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