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...
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...
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, "Base...
The military facility historically known as Aeródromo-Base Nº 5 (AB5) in Nacala, Mozambique, played a vital role for the Portuguese Air Force during the Portuguese Colonial War (Guerra do Ultramar). During its peak military deployment as Aeródromo-Base Nº 5 (AB5)...
Aeródromo de Manobra Nº 71 (AM71), located near Chitima and Estima in the Tete Province, was a purpose-built tactical airbase designed to counter a specific strategic threat: FRELIMO's campaign to sabotage the construction of the massive Cahora Bassa Dam. As...
Aeródromo de Manobra Nº 51 (AM51), situated on the high plateau of Mueda in the northern Cabo Delgado province, was arguably the most critical, heavily fortified, and dangerous forward airbase operated by the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa -...
Base Aérea Nº 10 (BA10) was established in February 1961 next to the strategic port city of Beira. It served as the operational heart and command centre for Air Region 3 (ZA3) during the Portuguese Colonial War. Because Beira occupied a central location in Mozambique,...
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...
The 1st Cavalry Group GCav1 headquarters was in Silva Porto (Bié), Angola (Portuguese: Grupo de Cavalaria n.º 1), until 1968 the Reconnaissance Group of Angola (Portuguese: Grupo de Reconhecimento de Angola), and commonly known as the Dragoons of Angola (Portuguese:...
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 serve...
Staff Sergeant Francisco Daniel "Danny" Roxo (1933–1976) was a Portuguese soldier from Mozambique. Born in Portugal, he moved to Portuguese East Africa as a civil servant, before working as a big game hunter in the Niassa Province. During his military career, Roxo...
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...
Almerindo Mourão da Costa, was born on the 19th August 1944, in a small village in the north of Portugal. Mourão da Costa was a member of the FLECHAS, elite unit of the DGS in Angola. Almerindo joined the SADF in February of 1975, completed the Special Forces...
Awarded the Honoris Crux for his actions and bravery on 21 May 1985, during Operations Argon Queiroz served in the South African Special Forces from 1975 to 1990. Decoration: He was awarded the Honoris Crux, the highest military decoration for bravery in South...
Oliveira Martin Gomes was separated from his family as a teenager in the chaos of the Angolan Civil War and found his way to Walvis Bay, South Africa. It was there were he was recruited into the newly formed 32 Battalion, having shown a proficiency in English and a...
Operation Gordian Knot (Operação Nó Górdio) was the largest and most expensive Portuguese military campaign in the Portuguese overseas province of Mozambique, East Africa. The operation was carried out in 1970, during the Portuguese Colonial War (1961–1974). The...