The Selous Scouts established a forward operational base, often referred to as Chiredzi Fort, at Chiredzi in southeastern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the Rhodesian Bush War. This base was strategically important for several reasons: Chiredzi is situated in the...
Shaw Barracks was a military installation in Balla Balla, near Bulawayo, that served as the regimental training depot for the Rhodesian African Rifles from 1976 to 1980. It was named after the late Major General John Moore Shaw. After 1980, it was renamed the Zimbabwe...