Archive for August, 2011
I will be having a beer at Pirates in Plumstead from 17h30 on Friday, 26 Aug. You are welcome to join me... Johan
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The Rhodesian Light Infantry Regimental Association and 30 Degrees Publishers
Invite you to a book launch
with authors Neill Jackson and Rick van Malsen in attendance to sign books. Venue: Dickie Fritz Shellhole, Dickie Fritz Avenue, Dowerglen, Edenvale
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The Search for Puma 164
Operation Uric and the assault on Mapai
Operation Uric and the assault on Mapai
The battle for Mapai – and the final closure
September 6, 1979 a lone Puma helicopter flies northward, leaving behind the desolation of the battle for Mapai, in Mozambique’s Gaza Province. …and so it was, almost 30 years later, that Rick van Malsen returns to the scene of that horrendous battle, to search for the crash site of the downed Puma, in an effort to achieve closure for the relatives of the dead.
Neill Jackson was born in Malta in 1953, where his father was stationed with the Royal Marines and his mother the WRENs. The family moved to Rhodesia in 1956. In 1975 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant with 5 (Independent) Company based in Umtali, before serving three years as a Troop Commander with Support Commando, the Rhodesian Light Infantry. In 1978 he was posted as 2IC to 1 (Independent) Company at Victoria Falls and Beitbridge, and then to 1 Brigade HQ in Bulawayo as Intelligence Officer from December 1979 until his retirement a year later, with the rank of captain.
Rick van Malsen was born in Kenya in 1954, immigrated to Rhodesia in 1960 and joined the Rhodesian Light Infantry in 1974, being commissioned the following year. In 1978, as a Troop Commander in 1 Commando, 1RLI, Rick was awarded the Bronze Cross of Rhodesia for valour during combat. At the cessation of hostilities in 1980 he was appointed Battalion Adjutant and attended a staff course at the Staff College at Camberley in the UK. He set up the Army Diving School at Kariba, at the time the most modern facility of its type in southern Africa, before retiring from service in 1984.
Is there a 30th anniversary of Ops Protea get together planned by anyone in Cape Town?
This is the first of the complete squadrons of 1/300 scale Mirage III CZs we are painting up for a client. A few of the models are for my own collection too... The Canberra's are also done and I will load a few photos soon.
This is the first of the complete squadrons of 1/300 scale Mirage III CZs we are painting up for a client. A few of the models are for my own collection too... The Canberra's are also done and I will load a few photos soon.
Hier is 'n ou grappie. Alle korporaals is as sielkundiges opgelei, daarom hulle knaende uitvis na die troepe se sielstoestand en IK, soos in vele situasies aangehoor is: Is jy fokken mal jou dom ding?!!
Hier is 'n ou grappie. Alle korporaals is as sielkundiges opgelei, daarom hulle knaende uitvis na die troepe se sielstoestand en IK, soos in vele situasies aangehoor is: Is jy fokken mal jou dom ding?!!
The same old story. They are the good ones and, we, the villains. The brain wash does not stop. The book is based on the war diary of Igor A. Zhdarkin, which we all have in PDF format. I will post the photos here at a later stage. Not worth buying it.
The same old story. They are the good ones and, we, the villains. The brain wash does not stop. The book is based on the war diary of Igor A. Zhdarkin, which we all have in PDF format. I will post the photos here at a later stage. Not worth buying it.
There are two articles on the site about the Russians that were killed and captured during Operation Protea. I enclose the links: "WE'VE GOT A RUSSIAN!" - by Jim Hooper - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Although thousands of Soviet military advisors and technicians served in Angola, only once did Red Army personnel find themselves in direct combat with the SADF. Jim Hooper’s interview with the 32 Battalion company commander involved in the action is the only eyewitness account of an event that resulted in the death of two Russian lieutenant colonels and the capture of a sergeant major... read more... Video footage: "Red Africa" - the story of a totally unknown Russian War - Monday, May 10, 2010 This Russian documentary, loaded from Rutube.ru, show a unique perspective from the Russian advisers that participated in the War In Angola... even includes an exclusve interview with Nikolay Pestretsov, the Russian adviser captured duirng Operation Protea in 1981. read more... Thanks Tinus...for ALL your contributions! Regards Johan