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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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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conflict pitted three forces against one another: the Rhodesian white minority-led government of Ian Smith (later the Zimbabwe-Rhodesian government of Bishop...
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Zimbabwe (section Armed forces)
Zimbabwe Rhodesia. The Internal Settlement left control of the Rhodesian Security Forces, civil service, judiciary, and a third of parliament seats to...
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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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of several complaints before the United Nations Security Council charging that Rhodesian security forces were violating Zambia's sovereignty and territorial...
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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 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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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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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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Peter McAleese (category Foreign volunteers in the Rhodesian Security Forces)
British Army's Parachute Regiment and Special Air Service (SAS), the Rhodesian Special Air Service and British South Africa Police, and South Africa's...
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The Rhodesian Light Infantry, commonly the Rhodesian Light Infantry (1RLI or RLI), served in the Rhodesian Bush War as part of the Rhodesian Security Forces...
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Air Rhodesia Flight 825 (category Rhodesian Bush War)
the "Second Chimurenga" against the Rhodesian government and security forces. The resulting conflict, the Rhodesian Bush War, began in earnest in December...
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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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