Episode 113 - More details about the fierce fighting when PLAN invaded Namibia in April 1989
Episode 113 - More details about the fierce fighting when PLAN invaded Namibia in April 1989
This is episode 113, we’re wrapping up the series with the final days of South West Africa as the country became Namibia... Read more
10 Jul 2023
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24mins
Episode 112 - SWAPO's Sam Nujoma pulls a fast one and UNTAG struggles to cope
Episode 112 - SWAPO's Sam Nujoma pulls a fast one and UNTAG struggles to cope
So here we are, the sound of peace settled over Ovamboland, it was the end of 1988. The South Africans were actually i... Read more
3 Jul 2023
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23mins
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Episode 111 - Two Scorpions in a bottle and peace after 23 years
Episode 111 - Two Scorpions in a bottle and peace after 23 years
This is episode 111, in cricket the number is known as Nelson, it’s unlucky for the batting side, and players are expect... Read more
25 Jun 2023
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Episode 110 - Cuban MiG-23s bomb Calueque Dam and 11 SADF troops pay the price
Episode 110 - Cuban MiG-23s bomb Calueque Dam and 11 SADF troops pay the price
When we left off last episode, the Cubans and Angolans were gearing up to face another invasion by 61 Mech and 4SAI, Ope... Read more
19 Jun 2023
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Episode 109 - A Bosbok survives a missile near miss as both the SADF and the Cubans gear up
Episode 109 - A Bosbok survives a missile near miss as both the SADF and the Cubans gear up
We left off last week hearing that the Cuban 50th Division had been moved towards the SWA Border, a clear message to Pre... Read more
11 Jun 2023
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21mins
Episode 108 - Cubans start heading towards Calueque Dam and another South African POW
Episode 108 - Cubans start heading towards Calueque Dam and another South African POW
This is episode 108, it’s the 23rd June 1988 and the south Africans, Cubans, Angolans, Americans and Russians had gather... Read more
5 Jun 2023
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20mins
Episode 107 – Reagan, Gorbachev, Ulysses the Bull, Fidel Castro: Diplomacy Breaks Out
Episode 107 – Reagan, Gorbachev, Ulysses the Bull, Fidel Castro: Diplomacy Breaks Out
Operation Hooper had ended in failure for the SADF and back in Pretoria, it was time to reassess the political and milit... Read more
28 May 2023
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21mins
Episode 106 – Operation Packer/Tumpo 3 and Castro’s obsession
Episode 106 – Operation Packer/Tumpo 3 and Castro’s obsession
More than two decades of conflict in Ovamboland and southern Angola had worn down South African military domination - ta... Read more
23 May 2023
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20mins
Episode 105 – Citizen Force ou-manne train for the third Battle of Tumpo while Russians drink rice-vodka to forget
Episode 105 – Citizen Force ou-manne train for the third Battle of Tumpo while Russians drink rice-vodka to forget
The Third Battle of the Tumpo Triangle was about to begin - the date - 23rd March 1988. The weary 61 Mechanised battal... Read more
16 May 2023
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21mins
Episode 104 – The SAAF raids Lubango and a tired 61 Mech launches the Battle of Tumpo II
Episode 104 – The SAAF raids Lubango and a tired 61 Mech launches the Battle of Tumpo II
Last episode we heard about the failed first battle of the Tumpo Triangle, officially known as Tumpo one which took plac... Read more
7 May 2023
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