World Special Forces Insignia by Gordon Rottman

Author:Gordon Rottman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: World Special Forces Insignia
ISBN: 9781782004509
Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Various publications have identified this soldier as a Libyan (doubtful) or a Lebanese paratrooper (impossible). Many knowledgeable individuals have failed to identify him exactly; but he remains a fine example of a paratrooper of a Soviet-client African state. He is armed with an AK-47, and is unrigging an air-dropped B-10 82mm recoilless gun.

Rhodesia Zimbabwe

Selous Scouts & some SAS 1 Pcht.Bn. (1,000 men)

Rhodesian Light Inf. 1 Cdo.Bn. (1,000 men)

Grey’s Scouts 1 Mounted Inf.Bn. (800 men)

A more recent addition to the Zimbabwe National Army is 5th Inf.Bde. ‘Gukurahundi’ (People’s Storm). Formed in mid-1981 solely from ZANLA troops, this 5,000-man special CI formation was trained by North Koreans, though two of its battalions had been trained by the British. It was to operate outside the normal army command structure, and was kept isolated at Inyanga Base on the mountainous Mozambique border. It is the army’s only mechanised force and is composed of three infantry, one tank and one artillery battalions plus support units. Operational in June 1982, this controversial formation was used only for ‘disturbances’ and was soon terrorizing the country side to keep dissidents in line and seeking retribution from old tribal enemies. It was soon apparent that the North Koreans were doing a poor job, and they were sent home in 1983; British advisors took over the unit’s training, but it is still often charged with brutality.

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