Operation #Prone in 1988. Photo copyright and courtesy of Christe van Zyl #Ratel #C130

Cuito Cuanavale

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South African #Olifant Mk.1A in Angola (1987/88) rolling past a #FAPLA #M-46 130mm field gun

BMP APC of Soviet origin on patrol with #FAA crew , in search of #UNITA commanders on the Bokoio frontline in Benguela province . FAA was slowly retaking lost territory.

#FAA Tank commander. Ganda . In search of #UNITA in the area

#FAA commandos search for #UNITA. Ganda 1994l

The troops of #UNITA (FALA) stop for fresh water. Huambo province. 1994

A #SWAPO poster, part of the campaign in America to raise awareness and support for their cause, and published by the Liberation Support Movement, who publicized numerous African independence movements during the 1960s and 1970s. The South West Africa People’s Organization, after fighting against South Africa, would become the main political p…Read More

A #FAPLA #T-54 knocked out of action by South African forces

Soldiers from #FAPLA (Forças Armadas Populares de Libertação de Angola), the armed branch of the MPLA (Movimento Popular pela Libertação de Angola) who at the time when this photograph was taken (13/11/75) were participating in the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002). The lead man has draped a wounded soldier over his shoulders as they march. Noti…Read More

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