Fighting Men of Rhodesia ep69 | SA Parabats in Rhodesia | Part 1

Interviewed by Hannes Wessels. Posted by John van Zyl – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yl9BhVtRJg – In late 1979 the South African government were worried that the Rhodesian war would spill over their Northern border into South Africa. They decided it was time to put SA boots on the ground to secure that vulnerable border area and deployed the 1st Parachute Battalion (The Parabats). This is their story…

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