Rhodesian Army

Rhodesian Army

The Rhodesian Army was part of the Security Forces of Rhodesia.

Bush War

During the Bush War, the army included:

*Army Headquarters Army HQ
*Four Brigade HQs (numbered 1 to 4), two District HQs (Salisbury and Midlands), and HQ Special Forces
*The Rhodesian Light Infantry (unofficially the "Rhodesian Foreign Legion", this regiment especially included foreign volunteers)
*C Squadron 22 (Rhodesian) SAS (in 1978 became 1 (Rhodesian) Special Air Service Regiment)
*Selous Scouts
*The Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment (The Black Devils)
*Grey's Scouts
*The Rhodesian African Rifles (six independent companies)
*The Rhodesia Regiment (eight battalions, numbered 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
*1 Psychological Operations Unit
*The Rhodesian Defence Regiment (two battalions)
*The Rhodesian Intelligence Corps
*The Rhodesian Artillery (one depot, one field regiment)
*Six Engineer Squadrons (numbered 2, 3, 4, 6, 7) 1 Engr Sqn (link www.sasappers.net)
*5 Engineer Support Squadron
*Three Brigade Signals Squadrons (numbered 1 to 3), 41 Troop 4 (Bde.) Signals Squadron, and three Signal Squadrons numbered 8, 10-12
*Two Services Area HQs (Matabeleland and Mashonaland)
*Two Ordnance and Supplies Depots (Bulawayo, Salisbury)
*Two Base Workshops (Bulawayo, Salisbury)
*1 Air Supply Platoon
*Three Maintenance Companies (numbered 1 to 3)
*Three Medical Companies (1, 2, 5) and the Army Health Unit
*Tsanga Lodge
*Five Provost Platoons (numbered 1 to 5) and the Army Detention Barracks
*Six Pay Companies (numbered 1 to 5, 7)
*Rhodesian Army Education Corps
*Rhodesian Corps of Chaplains
*Army Records, and Army Data Processing Unit
*Rail Transport Organisation Platoon
*1 Military Postal Platoon
*Training establishments: School of Infantry, 19 Corps Training Depot, School of Military Engineering, School of Signals, Services Training School, Services Trade Training Centre, Medical Training School, School of Military Police, Pay Corps Training School, School of Military Administration.

In addition the Department of Internal Affairs was a separate government department which during the Bush War armed its personnel and became a para-military force, losing about 300 men during the war.

ee also

*Rhodesian Light Infantry
*Selous Scouts
*Rhodesian Air Force
* [http://rhodesianmilitaria.com/index.php?page=army Rhodesian Militaria: Army] - Detailed photos & descriptions of genuine Army & Brigade patches.


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