Photos Angolan Civil Wars, Rhodesian Bush Wars & South African Border Wars

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And that's not MiG-15 "Fagot" but MiG-17F "Fresco". Angola AF never used single-seat MiG-15, only MiG-15UTI.

Thanks for the correction, it was in the original description

 

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"On the 'Road of Death' between Menongue and Cuito-Cuanavale", original photo caption showing two Soviet military advisers in Angola, 1988.
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On the left is military translator Alexander Shishov, standing next to Davydovsky Anatoly Pavlovich, advisor to the head of the political department (political commissar), of the 13th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade (13 otdel'naya desantno shturmovaya brigade, 13 DShbr) of Magdagachi, during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale.

Taking place between August 14, 1987 and March 23, 1988, the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale was the biggest battle to take place in Africa since World War II. The function of the Soviet advisers was to train and advise the Communist forces of the MPLA, from basic training, equipment use to planning operations. They are wearing the Cuban camouflage pattern, used by the 50,000 Cubans in Angola and by Angolan soldiers.

I remember hearing it had been the biggest tank battle since WW 2

 

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Cuban soldiers jumping from an Mi-8 helicopter landing in Angola, 1982.

 

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South African Recce Fire and Movement drill - 1980s

 

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South African paras, SF and pathfinders deployed to Bangui. Force Commander Col Dixon seen 4th from the right in the back row. The Battle of Bangui remain the biggest fight of the SANDF and took place 10 years ago. 250 soldiers against 5000 Seleka rebels
Story here: https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2014-11-09-it-was-controlled-utter-f-chaos/

 

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RLI MAG58 gunner during the Rhodesian bush war

 

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Angolan T-34/85M tank after being destroyed by SADF units

 

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RLI troops welcoming Prince Charles and Lord Soames to Rhodesia

 

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I remember hearing it had been the biggest tank battle since WW 2

" The battle was the largest engagement of the Angolan conflict and the biggest conventional battle on the African continent since World War II.[12]"

Battle of Cuito Cuanavale - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

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Rhodesia

 

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Rhodesian Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopter gunship, taking off from a landing zone, with a improvised MRAP in the (background), during the bush war

 

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Rhodesian Sapper, 1st Engineer Battalion: with his FN FAL, in a Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopter

 

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Rhodesia

 

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South African Recce with a AR 70

 

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South African Olifant Mk.1A from 61 Mechanised Battalion Group, 20 Brigade in Angola 1987/88

 

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Cuban soldier in Angola photographed by Ernesto Fernandez Nogueras, 1982

 

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Soviet Spetsnaz operatives in Angola (1985)

 

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Rare picture of a Rhodesian soldier firing a Para FAL variant, sometime during the Bush War

 

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South African soldier during the latter years of the Border War

 

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South African soldier in Oshivelo, South West Africa (Namibia) - 1984.