SWAPO Units - The African War Stories Archive

Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah

by XO BBHQ | Aug 28, 2025 | SWAPO Units | 0 comments

Born in Ohangwena Region, Ndaitwah joined SWAPO-PLAN, in 1974. He attended military training in Russia, Yugoslavia, India, Nigeria, Zambia and Tanzania.

Ruben Michael Ningilanayi “Danger” Ashipala

by XO BBHQ | Aug 27, 2025 | North Eastern Front, SWAPO Units | 0 comments

Ashipala was a PLAN military commander in the 1970s and 1980s. He earned notoriety for capturing South African soldier, Johan van der Mescht, in an operation in Namibia in 1978. Became Commander of the North-Eastern Front

Peter Nanyemba “Ndilimani Lyomukunda Wamupolo” Eneas

by XO BBHQ | Aug 27, 2025 | SWAPO Units | 0 comments

In 1962, Nanyemba left Namibia to join other SWAPO leaders abroad in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. He quickly rose through the ranks and was appointed as Chief Representative for SWAPO in Botswana in 1963. He was recalled back to Tanzania in 1964 to serve as Chief...

Patrick Israel Yalombweleni “Lungada” Iyambo

by XO BBHQ | Aug 27, 2025 | Operational Command HQ, SWAPO Units | 0 comments

He was one of the PLAN combatants who was engaged in the first battle with then SADF in Namibia on the 26 August 1966 at a place called Ongulumbashe in northern Namibia

Matias “Mbulunganga” Ndakolo

by XO BBHQ | Aug 27, 2025 | North Eastern Front, SWAPO Units | 0 comments

Joined OPO in 1959 and subsequently became a SWAPO member in 1960. He left MPLA and joined SWAPO military wing PLAN in 1964 in Lusaka, Zambia after the military training in Soviet Union 1963. He began conducting military operations in Namibia in the area of Katima...

Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah

Ruben Michael Ningilanayi “Danger” Ashipala

Peter Nanyemba “Ndilimani Lyomukunda Wamupolo” Eneas

Patrick Israel Yalombweleni “Lungada” Iyambo

Matias “Mbulunganga” Ndakolo

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