Alberto-Joaquim Chipande leads a 12-man FRELIMO squad in an ambush against the administrative post at Chai, Cabo Delgado. One Portuguese policeman is killed, and two are wounded. This is the official start of the war.
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 32Bn ’Buffalo’
#32Bn recce wing troops in Angola, Ca. 1980s – (Left): Jaime Damiao
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 32Bn ’Buffalo’
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 32Bn ’Buffalo’
#32Bn Sgt. Frans ‘FL’ Smit during a patrol in Angola, 1980’s
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 32Bn ’Buffalo’
#32Bn signallers
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 5 Special Forces Regiment
5 #Recce operators: André Diedericks and Neves Matias
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 5 Special Forces Regiment
André Diedericks from 5 #Recce after deployment, Angola
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 5 Special Forces Regiment
Neves Matias and Andre Diedericks from 5 #Recce
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Special Forces – Recces
South African Special Forces aka Recces in their natural African environment #Recce
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Special Forces – Recces
South African Recces in 1986 #Recce
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XO BBHQ posted in the group South African Special Forces – Recces
South African #Recce‘s during ops #Colosseum, 1986
Operators in photo: Mark Auret, Sgt. Jaime and Gert Massyn | 16 October 1986 | Recce’s from 5RR (special forces) attacked a SWAPO base near Techamutete and Caiundo -
XO BBHQ posted in the group 5 Special Forces Regiment
SADF @Recce operators from 5RR #Recce
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XO BBHQ posted in the group 5 Special Forces Regiment
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