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44 relations: Aermacchi MB-326, Angola, Angolan Civil War, Cahama, Caiundo, Eland Mk7, Honoris Crux (1975), Lubango, Lusaka Accords, Military operation, MPLA, Ondjiva, Operation Klinker, People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola, People's Liberation Army of Namibia, Pik Botha, Regiment de la Rey, Regiment Groot Karoo, Regiment Molopo, Regiment Mooirivier, Rundu, Sam Nujoma, Secretary-General of the United Nations, South African Border War, South African Defence Force, South African Special Forces, South West Africa, SWAPO, T-54/T-55, UNITA, Valkiri, ZU-23-2, 1 South African Infantry Battalion, 1 Special Service Battalion, 2 South African Infantry Battalion, 2 Special Service Battalion, 32 Battalion (South Africa), 34 Battalion (SWATF), 4 South African Infantry Battalion, 61 Mechanised Battalion Group, 7 South African Infantry Battalion, 8 South African Infantry Battalion, 9K31 Strela-1, 9K33 Osa.
Aermacchi MB-326
The Aermacchi or Macchi MB-326 is a light military jet trainer designed in Italy.
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Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola; Kikongo, Kimbundu and Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in Southern Africa.
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Angolan Civil War
The Angolan Civil War (Guerra civil angolana) was a major civil conflict in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with some interludes, until 2002.
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Cahama
Cahama is a municipality of Cunene Province, Angola.
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Caiundo
Caiundo is a city and commune of Angola, located in the province of Cuando Cubango.
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Eland Mk7
The Eland is an air portable light armoured car based on the Panhard AML.
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Honoris Crux (1975)
The Honoris Crux (Cross of Honour) of 1975, post-nominal letters HC, is a military decoration for bravery which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa on 1 July 1975.
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Lubango
Lubango is the capital city of the Angolan province of Huíla.
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Lusaka Accords
The Lusaka Accords of 1984 declared a ceasefire between Angola and South Africa during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War, agreed to a withdrawal of South African troops from Angola, and established a commission to oversee the treaty's implementation.
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Military operation
A military operation is the coordinated military actions of a state, or a non-state actor, in response to a developing situation.
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MPLA
The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, for some years called the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola – Labour Party (Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola – Partido do Trabalho), is a political party that has ruled Angola since the country's independence from Portugal in 1975.
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Ondjiva
Ondjiva (formerly Pereira d'Eça or Vila Pereira de Eça) is a town and commune in the municipality of Cuanhama, province of Cunene, Angola.
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Operation Klinker
Operation Klinker (a.k.a. Operation Rondebosch) was a military operation in Angola during December 1983 by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and South African Air Force (SAAF) during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War.
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People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola
The People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola (Forças Armadas Populares de Libertação de Angola) or FAPLA was originally the armed wing of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) but later (1975–1991) became Angola's official armed forces when the MPLA took control of the government.
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People's Liberation Army of Namibia
The People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) was the military wing of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO).
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Pik Botha
Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha, (born 27 April 1932) is a former politician from South Africa who served as the country's foreign minister in the last years of the apartheid era.
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Regiment de la Rey
Regiment de la Rey (abbreviated to RDLR) is an infantry battalion of the South African Army.
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Regiment Groot Karoo
Regiment Groot Karoo was an infantry battalion of the South African Army.
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Regiment Molopo
Regiment Molopo was an armoured regiment of the South African Army.
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Regiment Mooirivier
Regiment Mooirivier (named after the Mooi River) is an armoured regiment of the South African Army.
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Rundu
Rundu is the capital of the Kavango-East Region, northern Namibia, on the border with Angola on the banks of the Kavango River about above sea level.
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Sam Nujoma
Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel "Sam" Nujoma, (born 12 May 1929) is a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first President of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005.
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Secretary-General of the United Nations
The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG or just SG) is the head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
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South African Border War
The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia (then South West Africa), Zambia, and Angola from 26 August 1966 to 21 March 1990.
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South African Defence Force
The South African Defence Force (SADF) comprised the South African armed forces from 1957 until 1994.
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South African Special Forces
The South African Special Forces Brigade, colloquially known as the Recces, is South Africa's principal special operations unit and counter-insurgency elite, specialising in long-range combat reconnaissance as well as unconventional airborne operations.
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South West Africa
South West Africa (Suidwes-Afrika; Zuidwest-Afrika; Südwestafrika) was the name for modern-day Namibia when it was subsumed under South Africa, from 1915 to 1990.
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SWAPO
SWAPO, formerly the South West African People's Organisation (Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO; Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volk-Organisasie, SWAVO) and officially known as SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former independence movement in Namibia.
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T-54/T-55
The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet main battle tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War.
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UNITA
The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) (Portuguese: União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola) is the second-largest political party in Angola.
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Valkiri
The Valkiri is a South African self-propelled multiple rocket launcher.
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ZU-23-2
The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon.
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1 South African Infantry Battalion
1 South African Infantry Battalion is a mechanized infantry unit of the South African Army.
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1 Special Service Battalion
1 Special Service Battalion (usually abbreviated to 1SSB) is an armoured regiment of the South African Army and only one of two such in its regular force.
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2 South African Infantry Battalion
2 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
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2 Special Service Battalion
2 Special Service Battalion (usually abbreviated to 2SSB) was an armoured regiment of the South African Army and only one of two such in its regular force.
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32 Battalion (South Africa)
32 Battalion (sometimes nicknamed Buffalo Battalion or Os Terríveis for The Terrible Ones) was a light infantry battalion of the South African Army founded in 1975, composed of black and white commissioned and enlisted personnel.
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34 Battalion (SWATF)
34 Battalion was a light infantry battalion that was part of the SWATF.
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4 South African Infantry Battalion
4 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
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61 Mechanised Battalion Group
61 Mechanised Battalion Group was a unit of the South African Infantry Corps; although it was classed as mechanized infantry, it was a combined arms force consisting of infantry, armour and artillery.
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7 South African Infantry Battalion
7 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army.
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8 South African Infantry Battalion
8 South African Infantry Battalion is a mechanized infantry unit of the South African Army.
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9K31 Strela-1
The 9K31 Strela-1 (9К31 «Стрела-1»; arrow) is a highly mobile, short-range, low altitude infra-red guided surface-to-air missile system.
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9K33 Osa
The 9K33 Osa (wasp) is a highly mobile, low-altitude, short-range tactical surface-to-air missile system designed in the Soviet Union.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Askari
