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Start of the Angola-South Africa Bush War: 1966-1989. Wolfgang Witschas

Start of the Angola-South Africa Bush War: 1966-1989. Wolfgang Witschas

The Start of the Border War (1966 – 1989) and The History of the South African Police (SAP) Counter Insurgency (COIN) Unit Wolfgang Witschas Abstract The Battle of Ongulumbashe (also known as Omugulugwombashe), or Operation Blouwildebees, was a pivotal clash...

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Lt-Col Ray Munilall Mathura LIEUTENANT-COLONEL RAY MUNILALL MATHURA: SA POLICE NOGQAI VOL 17 NO 1C Brigadier H Heymans Special Edition Nongqai please! Thank you. Logan Extract Lieutenant-Colonel Ray Munilall Mathura (1937-1993) was a groundbreaking Indian South...
Nesbitt’s Horse Field Intelligence Unit – Wolfgang Witschas

Nesbitt’s Horse Field Intelligence Unit – Wolfgang Witschas

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NONGQAI VOLUME 16, Number 11 – November 2025

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