by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Jul 8, 2026 | Mozambique, Portuguese Units, Stories |
As was customary for all operations, Captain Tomás held a meeting with the Lieutenants to plan the details of this operation.The order came from Sector A Command in Vila Cabral, via B.Caç.2853 in Macaloge, on which we were operationally dependent. The operational...
by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Jul 8, 2026 | Mozambique, Portuguese Units |
During the Portuguese Colonial War (1961-1974), Aeródromo Base N.º 7 (AB7) was a primary sector airbase located in the Matundo/Chingodzi region of Tete, Mozambique (3rd Aerial Region) and a critical operational hub. It directly supported anti-guerrilla actions, border...
by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Jul 8, 2026 | Mozambique, Portuguese Units |
Aerodrome-Base No. 6 (AB6), historically known as Aeródromo-Base Nº 6, is a military airfield of the Portuguese Air Force. Located in Nova Freixo (now Cuamba), Mozambique, during its operational era as a overseas base. According to colonial air force doctrine,...
by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Jul 6, 2026 | Mozambique, Portuguese Units |
Base Aérea Nº 8 (BA8), co-located with the civilian Mavalane Airport (now Maputo International Airport), served as the primary strategic and logistics command hub for the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa – FAP) in southern Mozambique. Because it was...
by XO BBHQ | Sep 16, 2025 | Portuguese Units |
Mortar Platoon 1034 – Rank Corporal Military Rank: First Corporal Mortar Pointer (1.º Cabo Apontador de Morteiro). Military Unit: Pelotão de Morteiros 1034, attached to the Companhia de Artilharia 1453. Mobilization: Mobilized by Infantry Regiment 15 to...
by Greg McEwan-Marriott | Sep 3, 2025 | Flechas, Portuguese Units
Flechas units were created and employed in Angola, during the Portuguese Colonial War, under the command of the PIDE (renamed DGS in 1969). Despite being a paramilitary police force, they were thus a police unit, not being under military command as the remaining...
Cold War Liberation: The Soviet Union and the Collapse of the Portuguese Empire in Africa, 1961-1975
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FN Fal Manual
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Mozambican Revolution No.24, March-May 1966
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Mozambican Revolution no.25, June-July 1966
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Angola in Arms Vol.3 No.1, Jan/Feb/Mar 1972
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