The Ural-375 is a highly capable Soviet-designed 4.5-ton 6×6 multi-purpose military truck that saw widespread tactical deployment in Angola. It served as a primary heavy logistics and weapons platform during the Angolan Civil War and subsequent regional conflicts....
Omar Gastón Caballero (Cruces, May 13, 1954). He committed suicide in an unspecified location in Angola on April 30, 1984. He was a member of the Communist Youth and spent 10 months in Angola before taking his own life.
Venancio Goyes Torres (Torriente, Matanzas, 30.10.68). He committed suicide in Angola on 5.10.88, after 22 months of being in the war (he had arrived on 23.12.86).
The Soviet-made ZiS-3 76.2mm divisional gun was used extensively in Angola during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War, primarily by the MPLA/FAPLA (Soviet/Cuban allies) against UNITA and South African forces, where its reliability and effectiveness made...
The BRDM-1 (Bronirovannaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina, meaning "Armored Reconnaissance/Patrol Vehicle") was a Soviet-designed vehicle manufactured from 1957 to 1966. Angola acquired approximately 120 BRDM-1 units from the Soviet Union. Amphibious capability:...
The BRDM-2 (Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina-2) is a Soviet-era amphibious armored scout car that saw significant use in the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) by Soviet-aligned forces, including the Angolan Army (FAPLA) and Cuban troops, primarily for...
The GAZ-66 truck was extensively used in Angola and Mozambique, primarily by the Soviet-backed liberation movements and later the national armies (MPLA in Angola, FRELIMO in Mozambique) during their respective wars of independence and subsequent civil wars. The...
The BTR-152 was a significant, though often vulnerable, piece of military hardware in the Angolan and Mozambican Civil Wars, primarily used by the Soviet-backed government forces of the MPLA and FRELIMO, respectively. Angola In Angola, the BTR-152 was a standard piece...
One of the last modern conflicts which saw the extensive combat deployment of the T-34-85 was the Angolan Civil War. In 1975, the Soviet Union shipped eighty T-34-85s to Angola as part of its support for the ongoing Cuban military intervention there. Cuban crewmen...
The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like Angola, India,...
Cangamba, at nightfall on 7 August 1983, there was a heavy firefight in front of Sector No. 1 as UNITA advanced from the houses, shouting, and the defenders were forced to retreat. The artillery fire destroyed the last remaining BRDM. In Sector No. 3, Cuban...
Killed in action during the Battle of Cangamba in Angola on August 6, 1983
Gómez Planelles, Eddy (Ciénaga de Zapata, Matanzas, 11/6/68). Sapper. Died in a mine explosion on March 4, 1989, during the battles at Cuito Cuanavale. His body, completely destroyed, could not be recovered. He is remembered in Cuba, with a school in Ciénaga de...
(Trinidad, 26-7-66). SMG. Died on 3-12-87 from a mine explosion (six of his comrades died along with him). He was part of a reinforcement column headed for Cuito Cuanavale. Birth: He was born on July 26, 1966, in Trinidad, Cuba, into a working-class...
Pilot Lazo, Hermenegildo M. (San José de las Lajas, 13-4-52). Died in action when his unit was attacked on 28-8-84, in Luena at about 20h00 (Mortar attack) Birth: April 13, 1952, in San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba. Family: He was the eldest of...
Died in a UNITA ambush on November 11, 1983, at the age of 26, during his service in the Cuban Army in Angola. He was a recognized internationalist combatant from Sagua de Tánamo, HolguÃn province, Cuba.