#32Bn LCpl Kashitapo leading the Company ‘Comicio” circa. 1980

Angolans receiving artillery training in Kühlungsborn, East Germany 1984. The guys the SADF found themselves fighting during the Border War were no pushovers, and seldom seen pictures like these prove it. Unlike the communist guerillas of Portuguese Africa and Rhodesia, the Angolans were trained in conventional tactics. On top of that, they were…Read More

#Rhodesian 1st Field Regiment Mess circa. 1970s. What a time it was!

Portuguese mercenaries fight for the Front National de Libération de l’Angola ( #FNLA) during the Angolan War for Independence, 1975

Artur Freitas (right) and two of his comrades of the Companhia de Caçadores nº 312. This photograph was reposted with the permission of this elite ex- Portuguese Caçadore.

The world ” Caçadore ” translates to English as “Hunter”, with Caçadore units in the Portuguese Army dating back to 18th century, and earning a legendary status as elite ligh…Read More

portuguese flechas angola

Two soldiers of the #Rhodesian African Rifles, 1976. #RAR

#Rhodesian Mounted Infantry

#Rhodesian