Photos Post WW2 Colonial Wars.

[Chazman]

Starting a picture thread on post WW2 Colonial Wars. France, Great Britain, Portugal, etc., were still trying to hold on to there empires, well into the '60's and '70's. Please feel free to add pics.


Algerian war of independence, 1960.

Greek Cypriot war of independence with Great Britain. EOKA 1955.

Portugese Colonial War, Angola 1973.

 

[Chazman]

Czech uprising, 1968.

 

[Chazman]

Mau-Mau uprising, Kenya. 1952-1960

 

[Chazman]

EOKA fighters in the Trodos mountains. Interesting mix of weapons.

 

[Chazman]

Portugese colonial war.

 

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Dien Bien Phu.

 

[Chazman]

EOKA fighters being released from prison after general amnesty in March 1959.

 

[Chazman]

I have to say, that the French had the coolest uniforms during this Colonial War period.

 

[Chazman]

British troops searching for weapons in Cyprus. Wonder what the kid in the background is thinking?

 

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Portuguese Guinea

Sunk Landing craft and patrol vessel in Cacheu
Year Unknown

 

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Portuguese Fuzileiros in the Zaire river
1972

 

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British troops searching for weapons in Cyprus. Wonder what the kid in the background is thinking?

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keep looking, maybe the weapons are on the other block...

 

[Redav]

Marcelino da Mata, the most decorated Portuguese soldier ever. He spent 11 years in operations in Guinea. Performed 2412 operations. He was a Comando. He started as a soldier and became lieutenant colonel, promotions for military achievements. He was the most feared soldier in Guinea, by the enemy. He had to leave Guinea with decolonization and lived in Portugal.