| "Air Forces" Detachment, NW Front
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| "Ground Forces" Detachment, NW Front
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| "Naval Forces" Detachment, NW Front
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| "Salute Unit"
PLAN Special Forces unit specializing in reconnaissance |
| "Socialist Unit" Detactment
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| "Special Forces" Detachment, NW Front
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| "Special Forces" Element, N Front
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| "Special Unit"
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| "Striking Unit"
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| "Torpedo Unit"
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| "Typhoon Unit"
It was initially known as the special group, then `Volcano' and later the `Typhoon'. Members of Typhoon were meant to fight inside Namibia, adopting guerrilla warfare tactics against South African forces, including disrupting economic activities. When the special group first went into Namibia, the |
| "Volcano Unit"
After the South Africand had attacked Cassinga in 1978, the leadership of SWAPO was thinking of how best to retaliate. A decision was taken that a crack unit of PLAN must be trained to go and retaliate against the South Africans. The best soldiers from all the fronts - north eastern, north and north |
| Alpha (A) Detachment, Eastern Front
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| Bravo Mike (BM) Detachment, Central Front
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| Central Front Detachments
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| Charlie (C) Detachment, Eastern Front
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| Charlie Bravo (CB) Detachment, Eastern Front
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| Fifth Detachment, N Front
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| Fifth Detachment, NE Front
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| First Detachment, N Front
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| First Detachment, NE Front
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| Fourth Detachment, N Front
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| Fourth Detachment, NE Front
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| Foxtrot Echo (FE) Detachment, Eastern Front
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| Mike Tango Detachment, Central Front
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| Second Detachment, N Front
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| Second Detachment, NE Front
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| Sierra Mike Detachment, Central Front
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| Third Detachment, N Front
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| Third Detachment, NE Front
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| Victor Golf Detachment, Central Front
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