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XO BBHQ posted in the group 1 Recce

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1 Reconnaissance Regiment base at the Bluff
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XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)

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Slain #PLAN combatant is brought back to the #Koevoet base at #Tsandi. Uukwaluudhi 7 April 1989
XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)

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#Koevoet gunner checks his Browning machine-guns on the #Wolf armoured personnel carrier before embarking on an early-morning patrol from #Oshakati. April 1989
XO BBHQ posted in the group 61 Mechanised Battalion Group

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#Ratel‘s and crew. #Ombalantu 1988
XO BBHQ posted in the group 61 Mechanised Battalion Group

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61 Mechanised Battalion heads west of Ruacana en route to Cunene Province in Angola in response to the Cuban advance southwards. 22 October 1988
XO BBHQ posted in the group Koevoet (SWAPOL TIN)

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Sunset return to base of #Koevoet in #Casspir and Wolf vehicles. 1988
XO BBHQ posted in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF

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#Korea

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XO BBHQ posted in the group 2 Squadron ’Flying Cheetahs’ SAAF

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We safeguard the truth of Africa’s conflicts from digital oblivion. Our archive curates and preserves vital historical records, personal stories, photos, and articles, ensuring these essential experiences are accessible for future generations

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SOUTH AFRICAN BORDER WAR

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PORTUGUESE WAR MOZAMBIQUE

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Operation Prawn: Selous Scouts – Top Secret War
An Evening out with the Infantry
SAAF Impalas hunt down Angolan Choppers
The Hawker Hunter and Rhodesia’s Bush War
Black Day – Operation Sagres 3 – Aug 14, 1969

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Angola in Arms #4, February 1969

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The Paramount Group is negotiating with several potential customers for the sale of ex-South African Air Force Mirage…
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Raúl Castro visits Luanda to personally show support for Neto regime.
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Fighting breaks out between UNITA and FNLA in Benguela with mortars and automatic weapons. Soviet airlift resumes
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