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French soldier and mercenary who fought in the Algerian War, Cambodian Civil War and the Lebanese Civil War. Rolf Steiner: 1933– 1950–1971 France OAS Biafra Anyanya: Soldier of fortune who led the 4th Commando Brigade in the Biafran Army during the Nigerian Civil War, and later served with the Anyanya rebels in southern Sudan. / / Mike ...
Name HQ Portfolio Notes Aegis Defence Services: London: Iraq, Afghanistan, and others: Contracted by the U.S. department of Defense during the most recent War in Iraq. Aegis Defence Services Ltd was acquired by GardaWorld International Protective Services.
The Pambansang Pag-asa ng mga Anak ni Rizal (Tagalog "National Hope of the Children of Rizal") consisted of Ganáps in Pililla, Rizal, who were organized into a semi-military unit with the assistance of the Japanese. Also known as Pampar, they wore blue denim uniforms with short pants and were drilled along Japanese military lines. They ...
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Irish soldier and mercenary [71] James D. Hughes: 1922–2024: 101: American Air Force general [72] Frederick Augustus Irving: 1894–1995: 101: American Army general and West Point Military Academy Superintendent [73] Albin F. Irzyk: 1917–2018: 101: American brigadier general [74] Georgy Vasilyevich Ivanov: 1901–2001: 100: Soviet Army ...
The mercenary soldiers thus fell out of favour and was replaced by the professional soldier. To augment the army, major European powers like France, Britain, the Dutch Republic and Spain contracted regiments from Switzerland, the Southern Netherlands (modern day Belgium), and several smaller German states.
The rebellious mercenary soldiers who briefly took over a Russian military headquarters on an ominous march toward Moscow were gone Sunday, but the short-lived revolt has weakened President ...
This list includes notable individuals who served in the Special Air Service (SAS) – (Regular or TA). Michael Asher – author, historian and desert explorer; Sir Peter de la Billière – Commander-in-Chief British Forces in the Gulf War; Julian Brazier TD – MP for Canterbury; Charles "Nish" Bruce QGM – freefall expert; Charles R. Burton ...