Angola: The War

Documentary 2017 · 2h

A faraway war... A clash of ideologies... And some of the biggest battles fought on African soil since World War Two.

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Angola: The War

For twenty-three years, five western nations, members of the Soviet bloc and two superpowers were locked into a war never formally declared. It all began in 1966. Once the Draft started, every able-bodied white South African male was called up for service.

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A Anton Beukman Himself - Former Member, Seaborne Special Forces

J Jan Breytenbach Himself - Founder, 32 Battalion (as Col. Jan Breytenbach)

Fidel Castro Himself - President of Cuba (archive footage)

J Jannie Gildenhuys Himself - Former Chief, South African Defense Forces

M Maxim Gladkov Himself - Former Soviet Interpreter

D Dick Lord Himself - Former Officer Commanding Air Command Post, SADF (as Brig. Gen. Dick Lord)

J Jan Malan Himself - Former Field Commander, 61 Mech, SADF

G Gert Minnaar Himself - Former Member, 61 Mech, SADF

K Koos Moorcroft Himself - Former Sergeant Major, South African Defense Forces

C Craig Thomassen Himself - Former Member, Corps of Engineers, SADF

Pik Botha Himself - Former South African Minister of Foreign Affairs

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