War

The liberation war from 1966 and the United Nations transition that ended it. Freely licensed photography of this war is scarce in a way the archive cannot correct: the category for the People's Liberation Army of Namibia holds three files, all scanned from a declassified American intelligence report. No category exists for the 1978 raid on Cassinga, and the only genuine result is a depiction displayed at the Namibian Independence Museum. Omugulugwombashe, where the armed struggle began on 26 August 1966, has none at all. Freedom Park in Pretoria alone carries 217. Both events are extensively documented in written history and testimony; what is missing is openly licensed photography.

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  1. - 1978년나미비아 전쟁. SWAPO, SWA, and allies; Green: South African Allies; Red: SWAPO Allies; Pink: Namibia (under SA occupation), Blue: RSA.
  2. - Captured SWAPO weapons1. Materiel seized from PLAN, the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia, photographed by South African forces. The image was scanned from declassified United States Central Intelligence Agency material and is dated October 1984.
  3. - SWAPO PLAN unit on the march1. A unit of PLAN, the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia, on the move, in an image scanned from declassified United States Central Intelligence Agency material dated October 1984.
  4. - C-5B in Namibia. Pallets of supplies are offloaded from a Military Airlift Command C-5B Galaxy aircraft at Grootfontein Logistics Base. The Galaxy is also transporting Finnish United Nations troops which will act as a peacekeeping force in Namibia.
  5. - 1989 Field section on patrol in Casspir. Photograph of field engineers from the 14th Field Troop on patrol in Ovamboland near Ongwediva in a Casspir mine-protected vehicle.
  6. - 1989 Medal presentation 1ASC. Members of the 1st Australian Services Contingent (1 ASC) Headquarters Chief Engineer UNTAG being awarded their United Nations medal by Lieutenant-General Dewan Prem Chand at a parade at the UNTAG Headquarters in Suiderhof, Windhoek Namibia in 1989. From right to left: Major John Hutchings, Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Pippard, Warrant Officer Class 2 Peter Bruce, Lieutenant-General Dewan Prem Chand, Colonel Richard Warren and Sergeant Steven Lavery.
  7. - 1989 Opuwo airstrip. Photograph of the airstrip at Opuwo during upgrade works performed by the 17th Construction Squadron during the UNTAG deployment.
  8. - 1989 UNTAG farewell parade at Holsworthy. Photograph of the farewell Parade at Holsworthy Barracks for the main body of 1 ASC. Parade was reviewed by the Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke.
  9. - South Africa Border War Map - IT. Scope of operations in the South African Border War, Italian nouns.
  10. - Action at Cassinga. Www.rhodesian videos.co.za Action at Cassinga The battle progressed - troopers regrouped for the final assault - a sniper in a tree - not for long This independent documentary recounts the personal experiences of some of the paras who took part in the action on the largest ever fully airborn attack undertaken by the SANDF.
  11. - Attack on Cassinga - the beginning. Www.rhodesianvideos.co.za Attack on Cassinga - the beginning Something big was on the go - special training camps, combat equipment, rations and arms issued - we were all on edge as the C130 rose into the sky heading northward. This independent documentary recounts the personal experiences of some of the paras who took part in the action on the largest ever fully airborn attack undertaken by the SANDF.
  12. - 3-wmv.wmv. Recorded and photographed in Northern Namibia while embedded with 'Koevoet' - the South West Afica Counter-insurgency unit in 1986-87.
  13. - Attack on Cassinga. Www.rhodesianvideos.co.za Attack on Cassinga Documentary relating the external operation undertaken by the SANDF deep into Angola - now viewed as a 'textbook' example of a multi-layered airborn assault.
  14. - Australian Army land rover used in UNTAG. An Australian Army land rover which was deployed to Namibia during UNTAG on display at the Australian War Memorial.
  15. - NAMPA: WHK SG on Liberation kidz 24 JAN 2013.mov. Swapo-Party Secretary-General (SG) Nangolo Mbumba said he neither has the power nor the capacity to provide children of the liberation struggle with jobs. Mbumba told Nampa on Wednesday that as part of his duties as SG he can meet them, and nothing else. He was responding to demands by a group of about 80 struggle kids - as they are so often referred to - on 11 January 2013 to see him specifically.
  16. - SA Border War pics - South West Africa/Angola. If you're South African, white, and in your 40's or older, chances are you were there history has erased it but it happened.
  17. - War in the Mountains Part 1. The war against PLAN combatants in Kaokoland 1982.
  18. - War in the Mountains Part 2. The war against PLAN combatants in Kaokoland 1982. PLAN, the People's Liberation Army of Namibia, was the armed wing of SWAPO.
  19. - War in the Mountains Part 2. The war against PLAN combatants in Kaokoland 1982. PLAN, the People's Liberation Army of Namibia, was the armed wing of SWAPO.
  20. - War in the Mountains Part 1. The war against PLAN combatants in Kaokoland 1982.
  21. - NAMPA: WHK Struggle kids might be relocated soon 08 Dec 2015. The 'children of the liberation struggle' who set up an illegal camp in the bushes near the Swapo-party head office in Katutura, will be relocated in the near future. A member of the party who represents the disgruntled group in the Khomas Region, Nicodemus Kamati told Nampa the youth will be relocated to another camp which is yet to be identified.
  22. - NEKA Wants to Manage N$11.3 million for Strugle Kids. By Joseph Sheefeni The Namibian Exile Kids Association has called on the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Services to be dismantled for it to be more effective in dealing with the plight of the children of the liberation struggle.
  23. - NEKA Wants to Manage N$11.3 million for Strugle Kids. By Joseph Sheefeni The Namibian Exile Kids Association has called on the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Services to be dismantled for it to be more effective in dealing with the plight of the children of the liberation struggle.
  24. - Cassinga Massacre remembered of Namibia refugees in Angola during the liberation struggle (intro). ).
  25. - Joanna Ndayelelwa Iiyambo funeral 01. The Funeral Service of Comrade Joanna Ndayelelwa Iiyambo was held at Elim ELCIN Church on 16 December 2017. The service was conducted by Rev. Wilbard Shikesho. It was attended by H.E Dr. Sam Nujoma, Founding President of the Republic of Namibia, Dr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, Former President of the Republic of Namiba, Retired Bishop Kleopas Dumeni and his wife, Rtd. General Martin Shalli and other political and community leaders. The late Cde. Iiyambo was a wife of late Cde. Patrick Islael Iyambo "Lungada" a well-known former PLAN Combatant.
  26. - Insight on the Namibian Liberation Struggle for Freedom. In the wake of Namibia's 28th Independence anniversary on March 21, 2018 the Caprivi Vision newspaper Journalist Simon Liseli, had a face to face interview with the Zambezi regional Governor Hon. Colonel (Rtd) Lawrence Alfea Sampofu to give an overview of how Namibia gained its independence.
  27. - Cassinga survivor Ekonia Hashipala recount ordeal of the 1978 massacre -NBC. A record of Cassinga survivor Ekonia Hashipala recount ordeal of the 1978 massacre.
  28. - Cassinga survivor. A record of Cassinga survivor.
  29. - Founding President pays homage to those who died in the 1978 Cassinga massacre-NBC. Founding President pays homage to those who died in the 1978 Cassinga massacre.
  30. - Cassinga survivor Ruusa Moongo interview-NBC. Coverage of Cassinga survivor Ruusa Moongo interview.
  31. - Cassinga survivors say dark memories of attack still fresh in their minds - NBC. Cassinga survivors say dark memories of attack still fresh in their minds.
  32. - NAMPA WHK: Cassinga drama evokes emotions 04 MAY 2018. A special drama performance by some Cassinga survivors during the 40th Cassinga Day commemorations at Heroes' Acre on Friday, had people weeping as they recollected the events of the fateful day.
  33. - Cassinga Day. Every year on 4 May, the tragic massacre of defenceless civilians that took place at Swapo base at Cassinga village in Angola dawns upon the survivors and their families.
  34. - Namibia's History (Cassinga Day, Independence) MUSEUM WALKTHROUGH. Hello World! We visited our Namibian National museum with the kids so that they can understand Namibian history. We did not know that they will get a bit emotional because.
  35. - The liberation struggle in the Kavango West Region Part 1. Coverage of the liberation struggle in the Kavango West Region Part 1.
  36. - Voices of Liberation Struggle Stalwarts. Every year Namibia celebrates its heroes and heroines on the 26th of August through a commemoration that features the telling of stories and various other activities, but are we doing enough to honour these heroes and heroines.
  37. - Streets named after fallen heroes and heroines. In celebrating, heroes and heroines of the Namibian soil, the City of Windhoek renamed streets after those who have played a part in the liberation struggle of Namibia. 13 streets will be renamed after the likes of Shikongo Nuunyongo who played an important role when they were forced from the old location in 1959 and Mathew Festus Shikongo the first black mayor of the city of Windhoek amongst others.
  38. - Streets named after fallen heroes and heroines. In celebrating, heroes and heroines of the Namibian soil, the City of Windhoek renamed streets after those who have played a part in the liberation struggle of Namibia. 13 streets will be renamed after the likes of Shikongo Nuunyongo who played an important role when they were forced from the old location in 1959 and Mathew Festus Shikongo the first black mayor of the city of Windhoek amongst others.
  39. - South African Border War, Mercenaries, Namibia, 32 Battalion, TV Eye, 1981. Extracts taken from the original report. 'TV Eye' flies to the border between Angola and Namibia where a vicious bush war is largely being unreported in the media between PLAN combatants groups and the South African Military, including the infamous 32 Battalion. First shown: 29/01/1981 If you would like.
  40. - South African Border War, Mercenaries, Namibia, 32 Battalion, TV Eye, 1981. Extracts taken from the original report. 'TV Eye' flies to the border between Angola and Namibia where a vicious bush war is largely being unreported in the media between PLAN combatants groups and the South African Military, including the infamous 32 Battalion. First shown: 29/01/1981 If you would like.
  41. - Namibian Liberation Struggle and fight for freedom SWAPO PLAN. South West Africa Peoples Organization (SWAPO) fight for freedom.
  42. - Two Cassinga massacre survivors share their stories. On 4 May 1978, an attack by the South African Defence Force in the Swapo base at Cassinga in Angola killed hundreds of men, women and children. Today, we remember the lives of those who were so violently massacred.
  43. - NAMPA TV:CASSINGA SURVIVORS MOURN IN ISOLATION 04 May 2020. On Monday, for the first time in Namibia's history, Cassinga survivors commemorated the day in isolation due to the global COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The Cassinga massacre occurred on 04 May 1978, when South African Defence Force (SADF) planes flew over the Swapo refugee camp at Cassinga in southern Angola and dropped bombs, killing close to 600 Namibians and wounding 400 others, most of whom were women and children.(Video by Lydia Pitiri).
  44. - Operation Reindeer the controversy of Cassinga. An account of Operation Reindeer the controversy of Cassinga.
  45. - Operation Reindeer: The 1978 Airborne Assault on Cassinga. In 1978, the operational landscape of the *Border War* necessitated the first large-scale airborne assault in South African history.
  46. - Operation Reindeer: The 1978 Airborne Assault on Cassinga. In 1978, the operational landscape of the *Border War* necessitated the first large-scale airborne assault in South African history.
  47. - King Mandume Ya Ndemufayo Grave in Heroes' Acre (Namibia). King Mandume Ya Ndemufayo is honoured in form of a granite tombstone in Heroes' Acre with his name engraved and his portrait plastered onto the slab.
  48. - The 23 Year Long War the World Forgot About - The South African Border War. A record of the 23 Year Long War the World Forgot About - The South African Border War.
  49. - Remembering Namibia Heroes, 2021. The PLAN fighters, which were a SWAPO military wing, liberated these areas. Every inch of the vast areas controlled by SWAPO in the northern part of our country was fought for, to free it from the most powerful military power at the time. The South African Army had total support from the NATO countries, and it is for this reason the PLAN Fighter's success came as a hard blow to all imperialist powers in Southern Africa.
  50. - 1 Parachute Regiment: Cassinga, One Of The Worlds Last Large Combat Jumps.. In this video we speak to Mike McWilliams who participated in one of the last big combat jumps during the Angolan Bush War.
  51. - Testimony. Survivors from SWAPO's dungeons speak out During Namibia's liberation war, many of those who went into exile to fight were suspected by the SWAPO liberation movement of being spies for South Africa. They were tortured and imprisoned. Many died. The film, made for Breaking the Wall of Silence, is the testimony of four Namibians who survived the dungeons.
  52. - Cassinga survivors at Heroes Acre- nbc. Cassinga survivors at Heroes Acre.
  53. - Struggle veteran Kamberuka lauds Swapo's education development policy during the liberation struggle. Coverage of Struggle veteran Kamberuka lauds Swapo's education development policy during the liberation struggle.
  54. - PIONEERS OF THE NAMIBIAN BORDER WAR (PART 1), DOCUMENTARY. 1960s most African countries had gained independence except for Namibia. Geographically, Namibia is made up of savannah, dry scrubland, as well as the Kalahari and the Namib Deserts. Namibia was then known as South West Africa a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1990.
  55. - Pioneers of The Namibian Boarder War, Trailer. 1960s most African countries had gained independence except for Namibia. Geographically, Namibia is made up of savannah, dry scrubland, as well as the Kalahari and the Namib Deserts. Namibia was then known as South West Africa a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1990.
  56. - Cassinga survivors remember the victims - nbc. The Cassinga survivors, accompanied by Khomas Regional Governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua, laid a wreath at Heroes Acre in Windhoek in honour of those who died in the attack at Cassinga.
  57. - Nduuvu yaNangolo: The first and only PLAN fighter tried and Hanged by the SA colonial government.. As far as most of us know, Philemon Nduuvu yaNangolo was the only SWAPO's People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) combatant who was caught alive.
  58. - A living legacy of Namibia's liberation struggle - nbc. For 99-year-old Elizabeth Iilonga, a Tsumeb resident, Heroes' Day holds special significance as her four children and one grandchild selflessly dedicated their lives to Namibia's liberation struggle.
  59. - Cubanos na Batalha de Cassinga, 1978.. Neste vídeo, exploramos o histórico ataque sul-africano ao acampamento de Cassinga em 1978 e a valente participação das tropas cubanas na defesa dos combatentes e refugiados.
  60. - Cuba Fights South Africa at the Battle of Cassinga (1978). In this video, we explore the historic South African attack on the Cassinga camp in 1978 and the brave participation of Cuban troops in the defense of the fighters and refugees. The Cuban intervention in Angola is a lesser-known part of the Cold War. We will analyze the circumstances that led to this conflict, the development of the battle.
  61. - Pioneers of the Namibian Border War, The Struggle for Independence - Part 1. During the 1960s most African countries had gained independence except for Namibia. Geographically, Namibia is made.
  62. - Oshakati 'wamboland // SADF song about Angolan Border War. A record of Oshakati 'wamboland // SADF song about Angolan Border War.
  63. - Ex-PLAN combatants in Zambezi call for a Revisit the social welfare of war veterans. Former combatants of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) in the Zambezi Region on Thursday called on government to relook on the social economic welfare of war veterans in the country. The former combatants were speaking in an interview with Nampa ahead of the Heroes Day commemoration scheduled to take place on 26 August this year at Katima Mulilo Sports Stadium in the Zambezi Region.
  64. - THE PEOPLE OF NAMIBIA. A record of the people of Namibia.
  65. - Parabat Episode 9. On the 4th of May 1978, the SADF launched Operation Reindeer against 2 SWAPO bases code named "Moscow" and "Vietnam".
  66. - They Were Civilians" - The Cassinga Raid No One Agrees On. On May 4, 1978, Cassinga (deep inside Angola) was hit by South African air strikes and a paratrooper drop in Operation Reindeer.
  67. - They Were Civilians" - The Cassinga Raid No One Agrees On. On May 4, 1978, Cassinga (deep inside Angola) was hit by South African air strikes and a paratrooper drop in Operation Reindeer.
  68. - Why SWAPO Could Not Outsmart Koevoet: The Casspir Tactic That Kept Finding Them. In this episode of Africa War Files, we dig into Koevoet, SWAPO, and the PLAN PLAN combatants during the Namibian War of Independence, inside the wider South African Border War and Angolan Bush War. We break down how counterinsurgency tactics, tracking teams, and brutal ground realities shaped operations across Ovamboland and the Angola border. At the center of this file is the Casspir MRAP: the mine resistant.
  69. - Why SWAPO Could Not Outsmart Koevoet: The Casspir Tactic That Kept Finding Them. In this episode of Africa War Files, we dig into Koevoet, SWAPO, and the PLAN PLAN combatants during the Namibian War of Independence, inside the wider South African Border War and Angolan Bush War. We break down how counterinsurgency tactics, tracking teams, and brutal ground realities shaped operations across Ovamboland and the Angola border. At the center of this file is the Casspir MRAP: the mine resistant.
  70. - How A 6-Man Koevoet Stick Eliminated 55 PLAN combatants Within 4 Hours in Eastern Caprivi. In this deep dive into the Border War, we examine one of the most intense and tactically remarkable engagements of the conflict: the 1980s contact in Eastern Caprivi where a 6-man Koevoet "stick" eliminated 55 PLAN combatants in just four hours.
  71. - How A 6-Man Koevoet Stick Eliminated 55 PLAN combatants Within 4 Hours in Eastern Caprivi. In this deep dive into the Border War, we examine one of the most intense and tactically remarkable engagements of the conflict: the 1980s contact in Eastern Caprivi where a 6-man Koevoet "stick" eliminated 55 PLAN combatants in just four hours.
  72. - How 20 Koevoet Men in Casspirs Crushed a 150-Man SWAPO Army (Battle of Tsumeb). 150 heavily armed SWAPO PLAN fighters were marching to launch a catastrophic attack on the mining town of Tsumeb.
  73. - Apartheid, Political Organisation, and the Liberation Struggle in Namibia. Meet unimba tovo yatoo the moral compass of namibia's liberation struggle and a founding father of the nation he dedicated.
  74. - Koevoet Documentary, archival footage from the South West Africa/Namibia Border War period. This documentary-style compilation preserves rare footage connected to Koevoet / SWAPOL-COIN / Operation K, the South West African Police counter-insurgency unit active during the Border War. The footage shows different aspects of operational life: Casspirs, patrol preparation, field movement, bush camps, morale moments, local interaction, tracking, follow-up work, vehicle recovery, and the realities faced by men operating in the northern operational area.
  75. - Koevoet Documentary, archival footage from the South West Africa/Namibia Border War period. This documentary-style compilation preserves rare footage connected to Koevoet / SWAPOL-COIN / Operation K, the South West African Police counter-insurgency unit active during the Border War. The footage shows different aspects of operational life: Casspirs, patrol preparation, field movement, bush camps, morale moments, local interaction, tracking, follow-up work, vehicle recovery, and the realities faced by men operating in the northern operational area.
  76. - How Koevoet Hunted A SWAPO Column for 72 Hours Straight and Wiped Out 19 in a Devastating Dawn Raid. In 1981, one of the most relentless pursuits in military history unfolded on the Angola-Namibia border. A elite Koevoet reaction stick tracked a 25-man PLAN (SWAPO) PLAN combatants column for 72 grueling hours through scorching 40°C bush, and ended it with a devastating dawn raid that wiped out 19.
  77. - How Koevoet Hunted A SWAPO Column for 72 Hours Straight and Wiped Out 19 in a Devastating Dawn Raid. In 1981, one of the most relentless pursuits in military history unfolded on the Angola-Namibia border. A elite Koevoet reaction stick tracked a 25-man PLAN (SWAPO) PLAN combatants column for 72 grueling hours through scorching 40°C bush, and ended it with a devastating dawn raid that wiped out 19.
  78. - Chaos at Cassinga: South Africa's Border War Raid Behind Enemy Lines.. On May 4, 1978, the South African Defence Force (SADF) launched one of the most significant and controversial airborne operations of the South African Border War. Known as Operation Reindeer, the attack on the town of Cassinga, Angola, remains a focal point of debate in the histories of both South Africa and Namibia.
  79. - Chaos at Cassinga: South Africa's Border War Raid Behind Enemy Lines.. On May 4, 1978, the South African Defence Force (SADF) launched one of the most significant and controversial airborne operations of the South African Border War. Known as Operation Reindeer, the attack on the town of Cassinga, Angola, remains a focal point of debate in the histories of both South Africa and Namibia.
  80. - How 12 Koevoet Operators Eliminated 28 SWAPO Fighters Hiding in An Ovambo Village. Intense Bush War Contact In the searing heat of early 1983 Ovamboland, a small 12-man Koevoet reaction stick picked up fresh spoor leading straight into a heavily fortified Ovambo kraal. What followed was a brutal, close-quarters firefight against a superior force of 28 PLAN/PLAN combatants who had turned a civilian village into a defensive stronghold.
  81. - How 12 Koevoet Operators Eliminated 28 SWAPO Fighters Hiding in An Ovambo Village. Intense Bush War Contact In the searing heat of early 1983 Ovamboland, a small 12-man Koevoet reaction stick picked up fresh spoor leading straight into a heavily fortified Ovambo kraal. What followed was a brutal, close-quarters firefight against a superior force of 28 PLAN/PLAN combatants who had turned a civilian village into a defensive stronghold.
  82. - 2 Koevoet vs a SWAPO Ambush: The Fight for Survival. In the dense bush of the South African Border War, Koevoet (Operation K) became famous for their aggressive "tracking at speed" tactics. But when a routine follow-up went wrong, two men in a lone Casspir or Toyota Land Cruiser had to rely on sheer aggression and instinct to survive an encounter that should have been their last.
  83. - SCARS OF THE STRUGGLE: NAMIBIAN'S UNSUNG INJURED LIBERATION HEROES. As Namibia commemorates Heroes' Day, liberation struggle veterans reflect on the sacrifices, hardships and battles that shaped the country's journey to independence. Their stories honour the heroes who fought, suffered and gave their lives for Namibia's freedom.
  84. - HEROES' DAY COMMEMORATION, 26 Aug 2026. Namibia commemorates Heroes' Day 2026 under the theme "Built on Bravery, Bound for a Prosperous Future". This year's main commemoration forms the climax of a three-day national programme. On 24 August, eight liberation struggle heroes were reburied at Heroes' Acre, while on 25 August, the President conferred national honours on more than 1,000 individuals at the National Investiture Ceremony at Independence Stadium.
  85. - HEROES' DAY COMMEMORATION, 26 Aug 2026. Namibia commemorates Heroes' Day 2026 under the theme "Built on Bravery, Bound for a Prosperous Future". This year's main commemoration forms the climax of a three-day national programme. On 24 August, eight liberation struggle heroes were reburied at Heroes' Acre, while on 25 August, the President conferred national honours on more than 1,000 individuals at the National Investiture Ceremony at Independence Stadium.
  86. - Cassinga: How South Africa Used Television to Rewrite a Controversial Military Raid. On May 4, 1978, South African paratroopers launched one of the most audacious and controversial airborne assaults in African history: the raid on Cassinga. Deep inside Angola, the South African Defense Force (SADF) struck a target they claimed was a SWAPO military headquarters.
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