Rhodesian Army

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military organization
gptkbp:activeDuring 1965
1979
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Rhodesian_Front
gptkb:British_Commonwealth
gptkbp:commander General_Peter_Walls
gptkbp:conflict Bush_War
gptkbp:context decolonization
gptkbp:disbanded 1980
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:South_African_forces
gptkb:Zimbabwe_African_National_Union
gptkb:Zimbabwe_African_People's_Union
gptkbp:equipment Land Rover
M60 machine gun
FN FAL
gptkbp:established 1965
gptkbp:gender male only
gptkbp:headquarters Salisbury
gptkbp:historical_significance last_white-led_army_in_Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rhodesian Army
gptkbp:ideology white minority government
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Rhodesian_flag
gptkbp:legacy controversial history
disbanded
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Private
Sergeant
advanced training
basic training
special forces training
commando training
airborne training
gptkbp:motto The_Army_of_the_People
gptkbp:navalFleet Rhodesian_Navy
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Operation_Thrasher
gptkb:Operation_Hurricane
Operation Grapple
Operation Dingo
Operation Uric
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Rhodesian_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Rhodesia
gptkbp:recruitment voluntary
gptkbp:role defense
internal security
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Zimbabwe_National_Army
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Rhodesian_Bush_War
gptkbp:tactics guerrilla warfare
intelligence operations
psychological operations
defensive operations
offensive operations
counter-insurgency
gptkbp:training British_military_training
gptkbp:type ground forces
gptkbp:uniform camouflage