Jean-Michel Caffin is a former military officer and current business executive who served in the Rhodesian Security Forces and South African Special Forces
Rhodesian Army
John van Zyl
John applied to join the SAS but was told he had to do his basic training with the RLI first. He then underwent the very rigorous SAS selection course and although he passed he decided to join the RLI and was imbedded with 14 Troop 3 Commando. John is the joint...
Stuart John Hodgson
Chiredzi Fort
The Selous Scouts established a forward operational base, often referred to as Chiredzi Fort, at Chiredzi in southeastern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the Rhodesian Bush War. This base was strategically important for several reasons: Chiredzi is situated in the...
Dave Hughes
Canadian volunteer Dave Hughes, Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment, assigned as a grenadier prior to Op Miracle 1979. He is one of the few men in the Western World to have ever operated out of the T-55. Rhodesia had received a few, that had been confiscated by the South...
Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment
he Rhodesian Armoured Corps—the "Black Devils" - was the only standing armoured battalion of the Rhodesian Security Forces. During World War II, it took part in the Allied Spring 1945 offensive and the Battle of Monte Cassino as part of South Africa's 6th Armoured...
Andre Paulus Rabie
Sergeant Andre Paulus Rabie, a founding member of the Rhodesian Selous Scouts special forces unit, was killed in a friendly fire incident on September 16, 1973. He was a highly skilled soldier with C Squadron SAS who, along with Sergeant Alan "Stretch" Franklin, was...
Rob Riddell
Johann “Joubs” Joubert
Eland 90
The Eland 90 is a South African-produced, four-wheeled light armored car that was used extensively in various conflicts across Southern Africa, most notably by the defense forces of South Africa and Rhodesia, during the Angolan Civil War and the Rhodesian Bush War....
M-4 Patmor
The 60mm Patmor is a lightweight, man-portable patrol mortar system, primarily associated with South African defence companies like Denel Land Systems and Truvelo. "Patmor" is a contraction of "Patrol Mortar". Key Features and Specifications Type: Muzzle-loading,...
Shaw Barracks
Shaw Barracks was a military installation in Balla Balla, near Bulawayo, that served as the regimental training depot for the Rhodesian African Rifles from 1976 to 1980. It was named after the late Major General John Moore Shaw. After 1980, it was renamed the Zimbabwe...
Derek William Andrews
Derek William Andrews was born in Wyndham (WA) on 4 January 1950. He first served in the Citizens Military Forces (CMF) from 13 February 1968 to 18 November 1969 and then enlisted in the Australian Army on 24 November 1969. After basic training he was posted to the...
Martin George Chikondo
Major Martin George Chikondo SCR, was by far one of the top "psuedo-operators" of the Rhodesian Bush War. He enlisted in the 1st Battalion, Rhodesian African Rifles in 1970, serving for 3 years and being promoted to Lance-Corporal. His skill at soldiering was quickly...
Albert Godfrey “Bert” Sachse
Bert Sachse commanded the South African Army's 5 Reconnaissance Regiment (5 Recce) during two different periods. He first led the regiment as a commandant from 1983 to 1984, and later returned as a colonel to serve a second term as commander from 1990 to 1993....
Jim McGuire
Jim Maguire (46) a former Royal Marine from London who went on to serve in the Rhodesian and South African special forces, was a mercenary in Ivory Coast for three months.