Tag Archives: NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR

NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR: PIONEER GOC, 3 MARINE COMMANDO DIVISION, COLONEL BEN ADEKUNLE(BLACK SCORPION)

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Pioneer GOC 3 Div,Colonel B.Adekunle(hand on howitzer)watches a gunner during the Nigerian Civil War

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NIGERIAN ARMY MUSEUM: A SLICE OF NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

Front view of the Nigerian Army Museum. An Alvis Saracen is seen on the far left. The photograph which you are looking at represents the front view of the Nigerian Army Museum in Zaria. Right after I appeared in front … Continue reading →

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FORMER SECESSIONIST BIAFRAN LEADER, EMEKA OJUKWU, DIES IN BRITAIN

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

Photo: Colonel Ojukwu (l) with Biafran Army Commander, Colonel Madiebo(wearing a peak cap) VOICE OF AMERICA 27 November , 2011 A Nigerian colonel, politician and the leader of the former breakaway Republic of Biafra has died at the age of … Continue reading →

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THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR IN PICTURES(III): THE ALTERCATIONS

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

FEDERAL SOLDIER BIAFRAN SOLDIERS: ABA – UMUAHIA HIGHWAY FEDERAL TROOPS WITH CAPTURED BIAFRAN SOLDIERS Biafran troops in action Saracen APC Saracen APC BIAFRAN SOLDIERS – BATTLE OF ABA Standing+touching the 105mm arty – Brig. BAM Adekunle,GOC 3 Marine Commando Div.(NA)in … Continue reading →

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THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR IN PICTURES(II): THE AIR WAR

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Biafran Air Force Minicon plane Biafran Air Force B26 Mercenary pilots arm a Biafran Air Force MINICON Biafran Air Force B26 aircraft ILYUSHIN IL-28 TACTICAL BOMBER OF THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE Belligerents: Federal Republic of Nigeria versus the breakaway Republic … Continue reading →

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THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR IN PICTURES(I): BIAFRA’S MERCENARIES

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Flemish merc. Marc Goosens(l),”Taffy” Williams(c) and Armand Ianarelli. Goosens got killed same day Belgian mercenary Marc Goossens, killed during a Nigerian attack Biafra, Nigeria November 1968 Rolf Steiner -Commander, Biafran Commando Brigade The Biafran mercenary, Taffy Williams, with Biafran troops

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NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR:FRANCE BACKED BIAFRA TO THE HILT

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

Keeping Biafra Alive TIME MAGAZINE Friday, Dec. 06, 1968 Perhaps the most important single reason for battered Biafra’s continuing survival against the attacks of the Nigerian Federal Army is a steady infusion of French military aid. Although the French will … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR:THE MERCENARIES OF BIAFRA

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

Biafra: The Mercenaries TIME MAGAZINE Friday, Oct. 25, 1968 From the outset, the war between Nigeria and secessionist Biafra loomed as an unequal contest. It was not surprising that, as in the earlier Congo conflicts, foreign mercenaries were drawn to … Continue reading →

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