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Phanuel Ndokanga

Phanuel Ndokanga

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Sep 3, 2025 | Grey's Scouts | 0 comments

Luis Felipe Braganza Vieira

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Sep 3, 2025 | Grey's Scouts | 0 comments

Stephen Bothman Bernard Ziegler

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Sep 3, 2025 | Grey's Scouts, Rhodesian African Rifles | 0 comments

born Switzerland
Nikolai Krushkin

Nikolai Krushkin

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Aug 29, 2025 | Soviet Units | 0 comments

Nikolai Krushkin was the head of the Soviet group advising the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) in Lubango, Southern Angola, from 1979 to...

Otto Omuwa-Etuna “Akudhenga” Shiyagaya

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Aug 29, 2025 | North Western Front, Northern Front, SWAPO Units | 0 comments

He joined PLAN in July 1974. He travelled through Angola and Zambia before he arrived at Oshatotwa where he reunited with some of his childhood peers such as Niilo Taapopi "Kambwa kaShilongo", Shaanika Amukwaya, Max Kaanandunge, Nekwaya lyaHango, Athanasius Chimwandi...
Herman “Claassie” Claassen

Herman “Claassie” Claassen

by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Aug 28, 2025 | Koevoet | 0 comments

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