The Rhodesian Security Forces were the military forces of the Rhodesian government. The Rhodesian Security Forces consisted of a ground force (the Rhodesian...
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mid-1970s until 1980 to address manpower shortages in the Rhodesian Security Forces during the Rhodesian Bush War. It is estimated that between 800 and 2,000...
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Selous Scouts (redirect from Rhodesian Selous Scouts)
The Selous Scouts /səˈluː/ was a special forces unit of the Rhodesian Army that operated during the Rhodesian Bush War from 1973 until the reconstitution...
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Public Security Forces of Bahrain Puntland Security Force Galmudug Security Force Rhodesian Security Forces RNZAF Security Forces Security Forces Command...
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American soldiers who had seen combat in Vietnam joined the Rhodesian Security Forces. The Rhodesian government created advertising campaigns in order to attract...
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the armed and security forces loyal to the Rhodesian white minority-led government of Prime-minister Ian Smith (later the Zimbabwe-Rhodesian government of...
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The Rhodesian Brushstroke is a brushstroke-type camouflage pattern used by the Rhodesian Security Forces from 1965 until its replacement by a vertical...
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Operation Winter (South Africa) (category Military operations of the Rhodesian Bush War involving South Africa)
former Rhodesian Security Forces in 1980 after that country transitioned to majority rule as Zimbabwe. It contributed to large numbers of Rhodesian veterans...
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The Rhodesian Special Air Service or Rhodesian SAS was a special forces unit of the Rhodesian Army. It comprised: C Squadron, Special Air Service Regiment...
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The Rhodesian Armoured Corps, nicknamed the "Black Devils" — was the only standing armoured cavalry battalion of the Rhodesian Army. During World War II...
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The Rhodesian African Rifles (RAR) was a regiment of the Rhodesian Army. The ranks of the RAR were recruited from the black African population, although...
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1979. Like the Rhodesian Security Forces and their guerrilla opponents, SFAs used torture to extract information. In 1978, the Rhodesian Special Branch...
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Chief of Defense (Zimbabwe) (section Commander Combined Operations (Comops), Rhodesian Security Forces)
it was referred to) was formed to direct the activities of all Rhodesian Security Forces. Prior to this, each service had its own command structure and...
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John Hickman among them, subsequently held key positions in the Rhodesian Security Forces during the Bush War of the 1970s. One former member of C Squadron...
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were a number of American volunteers in the Rhodesian Bush War who fought with the Rhodesian Security Forces. These men were nick-named the Crippled Eagles...
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Combined Operations (Rhodesia) (category Rhodesian Bush War)
body established in 1977 to lead the efforts of the Rhodesian Security Forces during the Rhodesian Bush War. It was commanded by Lieutenant General Peter...
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The special forces of Rhodesia were elite units that formed part of the Rhodesian Army during the Rhodesian Bush War. From 1977 they reported directly...
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the recruitment of foreign nationals to serve in the Rhodesian Security Forces, during the Rhodesian Bush War (1964–79). By 1976, Soldier of Fortune was...
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J. Ross Baughman (section Rhodesian photo debate)
for his portfolio showing the brutal treatment of prisoners by Rhodesian Security Forces personnel in the fall of 1977. Baughman was born in Dearborn,...
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The Rhodesian Defence Regiment (RDR) was a unit of the Rhodesian Army during the last years of the Rhodesian Bush War from 1978 to 1980. It was a guard...
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civilization. American volunteers in the Rhodesian Bush War Foreign volunteers in the Rhodesian Security Forces Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa...
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supreme organ for the coordination of state security in Zimbabwe. It was established by the Rhodesian Security Forces as Combined Operations Headquarters to...
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The Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF) was an air force based in Salisbury (now Harare) which represented several entities under various names between 1935 and...
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Operation Quartz (category Aftermath of the Rhodesian Bush War)
be conducted by the Rhodesian Security Forces against Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF in the event that party lost the Southern Rhodesian general election, 1980...
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Grey's Scouts (category Special forces of Rhodesia)
patrolled Rhodesia's borders during the Rhodesian Bush War, and then became a regiment of the Special Forces of Zimbabwe in June 1980. It was totally...
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Guard Force (Rhodesia) (category Paramilitary forces of Rhodesia)
of the Rhodesian Security Forces. Coming under the Ministry of Defence it was organised on similar lines to, but separate from, the Rhodesian Army. The...
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Rhodesia. A subdivision of the Rhodesian Security Forces, it was responsible for the administration of the Rhodesian prison system. Established in 1954...
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7 Independent Company (Rhodesia) (category Foreign volunteers in the Rhodesian Security Forces)
Whistlefield Farms near Centenary in the country's north-east. The Rhodesian Security Forces launched Operation Hurricane in response and fought back strongly...
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ZIPRA, Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and Rhodesian Security Forces clashed. ZIPRA operated alone in Mashonaland West. No ZANLA combatants...
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