The Namibian Army is the ground warfare branch of the Namibian Defence Force. Development of Namibia's army was the fastest of the three arms of service...
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The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) comprises the national military forces of Namibia. It was created when the country, then known as South West Africa, gained...
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The Namibian Special Forces is a special operations command of the Namibian Defence Force responsible for special forces component commands army and marines...
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Maroon beret (section Namibian Army)
team. The maroon beret is worn by Namibian Special Forces specifically the Commandos and Paratroopers. The Dutch Army's Air Mobile Force/Light infantry...
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liberation of Namibia from South African administration. The Namibian Defence Force has the following decorations and medals: Namibian Cross for Bravery:...
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support unit of the Namibian Army based at Grootfontein. The battalion was formed in 1990 at the onset of the formation of the Namibian Defence Force. The...
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The Army Battle School is a combat training institution of the Namibian Army. It was created in 1996, and is located at the Oshivelo Military Base, Walvis...
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1967–1990 and chief of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) 1990–2000 Major General Matheus Alueendo (born 1961), Namibian Army commander since 2019 Rear Admiral...
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referred to as the Namibian People's Army (NPA). It was not until 1973 that SWALA was formally renamed the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN). The title...
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of Namibian Generals List of Namibian admirals List of Namibian Air Officers "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol...
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Brigade) is a brigade of the Namibian Army based at Suiderhof, Windhoek. The prefix "21" is taken from 21 March 1990, Namibia's independence day. The brigade...
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Brigade) is a brigade of the Namibian Army based at Keetmanshoop. The prefix "12" is taken from 12 May 1929, Namibia's first president's birthday day...
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Aktofel Nambahu (category People's Liberation Army of Namibia personnel)
is a Namibian military officer who is currently serving as commander of the Namibian army. He was appointed the commander of the Namibian army on 29...
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arm of the Namibian Army based at Otjiwarongo. It functions as the Army's artillery Formation and hosts all the Artillery regiments of the Army. The brigade...
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Sappers", is the Engineer arm of the Namibian Army based at Otavi. It is an independent regiment that functions as the Army's Engineer Corps and hosts all the...
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Dimo Hamaambo (category People's Liberation Army of Namibia personnel)
September 2002) was a Namibian military commander in both the Namibian War of Independence as a SWAPO member and in independent Namibia as the Chief of Defence...
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private publications The Namibian (English and other languages), Die Republikein (Afrikaans), Allgemeine Zeitung (German) and Namibian Sun (English) as well...
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Matheus Alueendo (category People's Liberation Army of Namibia personnel)
is a retired Namibian military officer who served as commander of the Namibian army. He was appointed the commander of the Namibian army on 31 July 2019...
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of the Namibian Army based at Windhoek. It functions as the Army's Air Defence Formation and hosts all the Air Defence regiments of the Army. It was...
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Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah (category People's Liberation Army of Namibia personnel)
Ndaitwah (born 13 December 1952) is a Namibian diplomat and military commander. He was the chief of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) from 24 January 2011...
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The Namibian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Namibian Defence Force. It was commissioned on 13 March 2005 at Grootfontein Air Force Base...
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General officer (section Army generals' insignia)
(Namibian Army) General (Nepal Army) Generaal (Royal Netherlands Army) General (Nigerian Army) General (Norwegian Army) جنرل General (Pakistan Army) Heneral...
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Angolan–Namibian relations relate to the relations between the governments of the Republic of Angola and the Republic of Namibia. Long before Namibian independence...
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The Namibian Navy is the maritime warfare branch of the Namibian Defence Force. Development of Namibia's navy has been slow. The force was only formally...
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Hawala – The Namibian". Archived from the original on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-07. "General Martin Shalli retires with honours – The Namibian". Archived...
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The Salvation Army has had a turbulent history in Namibia dating back to 1913 when Major Schaud set up the first corps in Walvis Bay. Little is known...
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in Namibia (A series of 8 articles.) Schütz, Helge (23 October 2015). "Allen from Plymouth ... The man who designed the Namibian flag". The Namibian. "Government...
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Major (rank) (category Pakistan Army ranks)
(Mexican Army) Maior (Moldovan Ground Forces) Major (Montenegrin Ground Army) Major (Mozambican Army) Major (Namibian Army) Majoor (Royal Netherlands Army) Major...
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Sam Nujoma (category People's Liberation Army of Namibia personnel)
May 1929) is a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first President of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005...
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This is a list of Armies of the countries of the World. List of militaries by country List of air forces List of gendarmeries List of marines and similar...
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