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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group Selous Scouts
Rhodesian Selous Scout operators in the bush
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group Selous Scouts
Selous Scout operators goofing about
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group Selous Scouts
Rhodesian Selous Scout operators, circa. 1977. If you want to fight in the bush, you have to smell like the bush.
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group Rhodesian Bush War
Rhodesian Security Forces preparing to conduct a patrol along the Mozambican border, 1979.
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group Selous Scouts
Rhodesian Selous Scouts during a cross border raid, late 1970s
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 32Bn ’Buffalo’
32 Battalion troops before Ops Alpha Centauri, 1986
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War
Angolan Mil Mi-8 during the war
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF
Early pic of a #Mirage IIICZ during an ACM camp
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 1 Squadron SAAF
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group 5 Special Forces Regiment
Entrance to 5 Special Forces Regiment
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Special Forces – Recces
Colonel Breytenbach not only founded the South African Special Forces (the Reconnaissance Commandos, or “Recces”) and 44 Parachute Brigade, but 32 Battalion as well
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Greg McEwan-Marriott posted in the group South African Border War
The Father of South African Special Forces, Colonel Jan Dirk Breytenbach addressing troops in SWA
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SOUTH AFRICAN BORDER WAR
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RHODESIAN BUSH WAR
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| 21 Dec 1979 | The formal agreement to a ceasefire, bringing an end to the Rhodesian Bush War, was signed | 46 |
| 21 Dec 1972 Altena Farm | ZANLA launched an attack on Altena Farm in the north-east, which marked the beginning of a significant escalation in guerrilla activity and the official start of "Operation Hurricane" | 53 |
PORTUGUESE WAR MOZAMBIQUE
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| 21 Dec 1970 Nhantsitsi | A FRELIMO unit ambushed an enemy convoy on the road between Mague and Chicoa in the region of Chief Gossa, area of Nhantsitsi. One lorry was destroyed, 10 Portuguese soldiers were killed. | 55 |
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