The African War Stories Archive | 5 Special Forces Regiment | Activity https://africanwars.org/groups/5-special-forces-regiment/ Activity feed for the group, 5 Special Forces Regiment. Fri, 01 May 2026 20:45:47 +0200 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ba3377f5be3ca23ad3806d22fb8e6e08 maddogmcewan posted an update in the group 5 Special Forces Regiment https://africanwars.org/activity/p/1141/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:46:00 +0200

RSM Jose da Costa of SA Special Forces wearing Rhodesian brushstroke camo. Armed with a Hungarian AMD-65. 1980s, Angolan War.

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Neves Matias, José Da Costa and Christiano Victorino just before pick-up – Operation Killarney

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Entrance to 5 Special Forces Regiment

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Recce operator Andre Diedericks from 5 Recce Regiment with a record breaking 94 kg rucksack during training

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SADF SF Recce: Neves Matias during Operation Barrage, 1983

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South African small team Recces returning from a mission in Angola. Man to the left became SF RSM, and the man to the right pretty much invented small team concepts for the SADF. José Da Costa and Andre Diedericks (RIP). 80’s

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5 #Recce operators: André Diedericks and Neves Matias

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André Diedericks from 5 #Recce after deployment, Angola

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Neves Matias and Andre Diedericks from 5 #Recce

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SADF @Recce operators from 5RR #Recce

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#Recce

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SADF #Recce‘s: Neves Matias and José Da Costa from 5RR,1980’s

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Victorino and Koos Stadler from 5 #Recce Regiment

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#Recce ‘s: Cmdt. Duncan Rykaart and his team from 5RR, 1980s

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South African Special Forces operators: Andre Diedericks, Neves Matias, Menno Uys and José Da Costa | during the Border War in Angola #Recce

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Andre Diedericks, Koos Stadler and José Da Costa from 5 #Recce special forces regiment (SADF)

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