Rhodesian Light Infantry

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1961
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Special_Air_Service
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:awards Various decorations
gptkbp:battle Bush_War
gptkbp:branch Army
gptkbp:casualties High_during_the_Bush_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:Rhodesia
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in media
gptkbp:disbanded 1980
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Guerrilla warfare
Annual remembrance
Influence_on_Zimbabwean_military
Part_of_Rhodesian_military_history
gptkbp:equipment Land Rover
FN FAL
gptkbp:formed 1961
gptkbp:garrison Camps_in_Rhodesia
gptkbp:hasExperienceIn Extensive_in_African_conflicts
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Lusaka
gptkbp:historical_significance First all-volunteer unit in Rhodesia
gptkbp:historicalEvent Independence_War
gptkbp:historicalRecords Documented history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rhodesian Light Infantry
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Cap_badge
gptkbp:internationalRelations Relations_with_South_Africa
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern military tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank Active community
Joint exercises with allies
Various ranks
gptkbp:motto gptkb:For_God,_King_and_Country
gptkbp:nickname RLI
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_General_Peter_Walls
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Dingo
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_McNaughton
gptkbp:operational_area Southern_Africa
gptkbp:operationalHistory Engaged in multiple conflicts
gptkbp:recruitment Voluntary
gptkbp:retired Veteran organizations
gptkbp:role Counter-insurgency
gptkbp:strategicGoals Key_role_in_Rhodesian_defense
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Zimbabwe_National_Army
gptkbp:symbol Lion emblem
gptkbp:tactics Light infantry tactics
gptkbp:traditions Paratrooper training
gptkbp:training Intensive
British-style_training
gptkbp:type Light infantry
gptkbp:uniform Green beret