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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 31/201 Bn 'Bushmen'

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201 on parade
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group PMC & Mercenary Operations in Africa

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1993, Cabo Ledo town police station – Executive Outcome
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

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SAAF Denel “Seeker” drone, used in Angola from 1987
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War

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SAAF AM.3C Bosbok taking of from a road in Angola
Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 35/101 Bn

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SWATF 101 Battalion on patrol
XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War

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SAAF Impala II low over Ovamboland
XO BBHQ

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SAAF Puma chasing its shadow low over the Operational area
XO BBHQ

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SADF “Bulldog” MRAP, 1980
XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Border War

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Another main gate shot of AFB Ondangwa
XO BBHQ posted in the group C Squadron 22 SAS, Rhodesia

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Rhodesian SAS
XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)

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Koevoet Casspir on ops
XO BBHQ posted in the group 35/101 Bn

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101Bn Casspir

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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

Counter Insurgency In SW Africa
Ken Gaudet on his time in the RLI and SADF Pathfinders
Cuban MiG-23’s night attack on SAAF C130B’s
Reflections of a Soldier – Rhodesian Bush War
An Evening out with the Infantry

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4 Recce
Infantry School
4 South African Infantry Battalion
54 Battalion
62 Mechanised Battalion Group

equipment

PROM-1
M26 Hand Grenade
POMZ-2M Landmine
TM-46
P-35M ‘Bar Lock-B’ Radar

OPERATIONS

Operation Dolfyn
Operation Seiljag 1
Operation Sea Warrior
Operation Savannah
Operation Kerslig

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Angola: The Battle of Kifangondo, 1975
War in Africa
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The Nkongo base was a South African Army (SADF/SWAPOL) military installation in Ohangwena Region, Namibia, during the border…
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Johannes Havenga Killed in Action at or near Eenhana. Killed in Action after being struck in the chest…
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In 1988 Okatope was assigned to 54 Bn. Okatope was a temporary base for South African Defence Force…
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102 Battalion was one of the SADF and SWATF units that operated from or were based at Opuwa…
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Fred J. Zeelie Killed in Action at or near Bwabwata. KIA at Namibia, Bwabwata
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