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Selous Scouts

The cap badge of the Selous Scouts was a stylised osprey. The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, also called Sea Hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating Bird of prey.
Active 1973–1980
Country Rhodesia
Allegiance Republic of Rhodesia
Branch Regular Army, Rhodesian Bush War
Type Special Forces
Garrison/HQ Inkomo Barracks (Andre Rabie Barracks)
Motto Pamwe Chete
Colors Green     
Engagements Rhodesian Bush War
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Lt. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Second Chimurenga or the Zimbabwe Liberation Struggle, was a war which lasted from July 1964 to 1979 and In most countries special forces (SF is a generic term for highly-trained Military teams/units that conduct specialized operations such as Reconnaissance Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Second Chimurenga or the Zimbabwe Liberation Struggle, was a war which lasted from July 1964 to 1979 and Col. Ron Reid Daly

The Selous Scouts was a special forces regiment of the Rhodesian Army which operated from 1973 until the introduction of majority rule and the country's independence as Zimbabwe in 1980. Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election They were named after British explorer Frederick Courteney Selous (1851-1917), and their motto was pamwe chete, which translated from Shona means "all together", "together only" or "forward together". Sir Frederick Courtenay (also spelled Courteney) Selous DSO (b Shona (or chiShona is a Bantu language, native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe and southern Zambia; the term is also used to identify peoples The charter of the Selous Scouts directed "the clandestine elimination of terrorists/terrorism both within and without the country. "[1]

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Context

The period in which the Selous Scouts operated was known as the Rhodesian Bush War or Second Chimurenga. The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Second Chimurenga or the Zimbabwe Liberation Struggle, was a war which lasted from July 1964 to 1979 and The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Second Chimurenga or the Zimbabwe Liberation Struggle, was a war which lasted from July 1964 to 1979 and This was a civil war fought between black nationalist guerrillas (ZANLA/ZANU and ZIPRA/ZAPU) and the white minority government of Ian Smith. A civil war is a War between a State and domestic political actors that are in control of some part of the territory claimed by the state Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army ( ZANLA) was the militant wing of the Zimbabwe African National Union, a militant Communist organization and participated The Zimbabwe African National Union was a militant organization that fought against White minority rule in Rhodesia, formed as a split from the Zimbabwe African Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army ( ZIPRA) was the armed wing of the Zimbabwe African People's Union, a militant Communist organization in Rhodesia Zimbabwe African People's Union is a defunct militant Communist organization and political party that fought for the National liberation of Zimbabwe from Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID ( 8 April 1919 &ndash 20 November 2007) served as the Prime Minister of the British Unlike the Rhodesian Light Infantry and the Rhodesian Special Air Service (SAS), the Selous Scouts were a mixed race force and had many black Rhodesians in its ranks including the first African commissioned officers in the Rhodesian Army. The 1st Battalion The Rhodesian Light Infantry (1RLI or RLI was a regular airborne commando regiment (paratroops and heliborne troops in the Rhodesian army The Rhodesian Special Air Service or Rhodesian SAS refers to C Squadron Special Air Service Regiment (Second World War until 1960 "C"

Composition

The regiment was proposed by members of the British South Africa Police Special Branch, and many of its earliest recruits were policemen. The British South Africa Police (BSAP was the police force of the British South Africa Company (BSAC of Cecil Rhodes which became the national police force of Special Branch is an investigative unit of the British, Irish and many Commonwealth police services The Selous Scouts differed from C Squadron 22 (Rhodesian) SAS, in that it was formed specifically to take part in tracking and infiltration operations in which soldiers would pretend to be guerrillas -- so-called pseudo-operators. The Rhodesian Special Air Service or Rhodesian SAS refers to C Squadron Special Air Service Regiment (Second World War until 1960 "C" These tactics were used very successfully in the Mau Mau Uprising. In addition, it often recruited from enemy forces; captured guerrillas were offered a choice between prison, a trial and possible execution or joining the Selous Scouts. [2] This concept was initially highly controversial in the Rhodesian government; the idea of "turning" what they regarded as captured terrorists instead of punishing them was unpalatable to some. [3] However, the idea's supporters, who won out, portrayed these operations as an aspect of counter-insurgency similar to the law enforcement use of informants and 'sting' methods to penetrate and disrupt criminal and subversive organizations. In order to keep knowledge of their existence as restricted as possible, the "turned" guerrillas were paid from Special Branch funds which were not accountable to government auditors,[4] and volunteers for the unit were not told of its actual function until they actually joined it;[5] in some cases, where captured guerrillas had already entered the judicial system, the Selous Scouts would fake their escapes without informing the Criminal Investigation Department. [6] In order to prevent the regular army or police from firing at the regiment while it was operating, the authorities would declare "frozen areas", where Army and Police units were ordered to temporarily cease all operations in, and withdraw from, certain areas, without being told the reason for this. [7] Many commanders felt that the initiation of "frozen areas" ceded control to the enemy and reduced the initiative of the security forces. In addition to the obvious tactic of luring "fellow" guerrillas into ambushes, the pseudo-operators also took measures to weaken popular support for the guerrillas; in one case, for example, a group of pseudo-operators pretending to be guerrillas accused eight of the most enthusiastic guerrilla supporters in the Madziwa region of being police informers and beat them up before leaving. [8] The unit's detractors cited events like this as the difference between the phrases anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism.

The camouflage used by reserve members of this unit as pseudo-forces were captured "Warsaw Pact" clothing originating from various countries and specified for certain operations. Here is a comprehensive list of military '''camouflage''' patterns used in Battledress. The Warsaw Pact (see Nomenclature) was an organization of Communist states in Central and Eastern Europe.

There is no doubt that the regiment achieved many of its objectives; its members were acclaimed trackers, and the unit was responsible for 68% of all guerrilla deaths within the borders of Rhodesia. [9] However, its C.O., Ron Reid-Daly, was irascible and enjoyed a poor relationship with many of the Rhodesian Army commanders; [10] in addition, from 1978 there were persistent rumours that soldiers in the regiment had been implicated in ivory poaching in the Gonarezhou National Park and that an ivory processing "factory" existed at Andre Rabie Barracks near Inkomo Garrison. The commanding officer ( CO) is the officer in command of a Military unit. Lieutenant Colonel Ronald "Ron" Francis Reid-Daly (born in 1926 founded and commanded the elite Selous Scouts special forces unit that fought during the Rhodesian Gonarezhou National Park is a game reserve in south-eastern Zimbabwe. [10]

The Selous Scouts numbered only about 1,500 men at peak strength, yet according to a Combined Operations statement, they inflicted 68 percent of the nationalist guerilla fatalities between 1973 and 1980[11].

Dissolution

Following the dissolution of the regiment in 1980, many of its soldiers travelled south to join the South African Defence Force, where they joined 5 Reconnaissance Commando. The South African Defence Force (SADF were the South African Armed forces from 1957 until 1994 The South African Special Forces Brigade (popularly known as "Recces" is the main Special Forces unit of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF Those that remained formed 4th Bn(HU)R. A. R. which was placed on "immediate standby " for most of its short service. The battalion covered the areas to the north of Andre Rabie Barracks, as far as Miami/Mangula in the east and as far as Kariba in the north. The unit existed from 23rd April to 30th September 1980 when it changed its name for the final time and became as it is today, 1st Zimbabwe Parachute Battalion/Group.

Previous Uses

The name Selous Scouts was also given to the short-lived Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment, a regiment in the Army of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland between about 1960 and 1962 that drove Staghound armoured cars and scout cars. Constitutional origins It was commonly understood that Southern Rhodesia would be the dominant territory in the federation — economically electorally and militarily The T17 Deerhound and the T17E1 Staghound were American armoured cars produced during the Second World War.

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Melson, C. D. , Top Secret War: Rhodesian Special Operations, 2005, Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 16, No. 1, Pp. 57-82. http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=0959-2318&volume=16&issue=1&spage=57
  2. ^ Reid-Daly, R. F. , Pamwe Chete - the legend of the Selous Scouts, 2001, Covos Day Books, Weltevreden Park, South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa ISBN 1-919874-33-X, pp. 189-190)
  3. ^ Lt. Col. Ron Reid Daly as told to Peter Stiff, Selous Scouts: Top Secret War, Alberton (South Africa):Galago 1982, p. 26
  4. ^ Lt. Col. Ron Reid Daly as told to Peter Stiff, Selous Scouts: Top Secret War, Alberton (South Africa):Galago 1982, p. 31
  5. ^ Lt. Col. Ron Reid Daly as told to Peter Stiff, Selous Scouts: Top Secret War, Alberton (South Africa):Galago 1982, p. 116
  6. ^ Lt. Col. Ron Reid Daly as told to Peter Stiff, Selous Scouts: Top Secret War, Alberton (South Africa):Galago 1982, p. 60
  7. ^ Lt. Col. Ron Reid Daly as told to Peter Stiff, Selous Scouts: Top Secret War, Alberton (South Africa):Galago 1982, p. 41
  8. ^ Lt. Col. Ron Reid Daly as told to Peter Stiff, Selous Scouts: Top Secret War, Alberton (South Africa):Galago 1982, p. 33
  9. ^ Radford, M. P. , Service Before Self, 1994
  10. ^ a b Godwin, P. & Hancock, I. ,Rhodesians Never Die - the impact of war and political change on white Rhodesia, 1995, Baobab Books, Harare, Zimbabwe. Harare (həˈrɑreɪ or /həˈrɑri/ formerly Salisbury) is the Capital of Zimbabwe. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election ISBN 0-908311-82-6, pp. 241-242
  11. ^ McNab, Chris, "Modern Military Uniforms", Chartwell Books, Inc. , 2000, p. 158.
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