About 1969, if I remember. We were there. I was about 7 years old.

Idi Amin' s regiment

And Joshua Nkomo disarmed these men. Satan has power

You can see Lt Graham Watson - Smith and Lt Dave Grant on Luveve Bridge in this footage.

Note all the cars owned by Africans and people going to work. You dont see that in Zim anymore.

I forgot to mention during Entumbane 2 Major Tony Husher and his Support Company moved to a number of key routes and locations to provide fire support including moving with the armoured car boys to block the road from Essexvale. All this happened within hours of the fighting having started.

Entumbane 2 was in Feb 1981 and 1 RAR Battle Group had C Coy on the Beer Hall Hill in Entumbane when it kicked off, so I cant see how RAR were 3 days late as we were already on the ground. The reaction company moved immediately with the rest of the battalion following soon after. B and D Coys heading for Entumbane while A Coy blocked the eastern edge of Bulawayo off with the armoured car boys. This is where the BTR 152s were knocked out. Read the book Inyantue to Entumbane the RAR Association still has copies I believe. The BSAP Support Company, RR and other elements were also defending key routes and locations but we could never get anyone to come forward with more info to include in the publication.

I must apologise for the focus quality of the footage but I was using my fathers old cine 8 wind up camera which came out to Africa with us in 1954. The lens had cracked and fallen out but I just felt I had to document this historic moment in 1 RAR history. Great memories as many of our characters are in there including my Pl WO and my Batman Nyoni. All great men. This was taken not long after ZIPRA at Gwaai River Mine AP decided to surrender their position there as they new what was coming.

Copies of From Inyantue to Entumbane, which includes a section devoted to the operations Entumbane I and Entumbane II, can be bought on Amazon : www.amazon.co.uk/Inyantue-Entumbane-Rhodesian-African-1965-1981/dp/1527286894/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YF6TFMBF3NA3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1aWHrdwvrFGsaBDDXktwxQ.6pYdCBmAL5Ec46-DxLXY4QhvtsPO9PwhO1RvwhGFzHw&dib_tag=se&keywords=from+inyantue+to+entumbane&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1733484623&sprefix=from+inyantue+to+entumbane%2Caps%2C63&sr=8-1

Entumbane 2 was in Feb 1981 and 1 RAR Battle Group had C Coy on the Beer Hall Hill in Entumbane when it kicked off, so I cant see how RAR were 3 days late as we were already on the ground. The reaction company moved immediately with the rest of the battalion following soon after. B and D Coys heading for Entumbane while A Coy blocked the eastern edge of Bulawayo off with the armoured car boys. This is where the BTR 152s were knocked out. Read the book Inyantue to Entumbane the RAR Association still has copies I believe. The BSAP Support Company, RR and other elements were also defending key routes and locations but we could never get anyone to come forward with more info to include in the publication.

HEROES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS

RAR march forever beloved comrades in arms. I will never forget my time at Binga when as a member of the BSAP I used to go on patrol with some of you who were based there. Also remember Sergeant Major Warei who fell whilst giving covering fire to enable his vastly outnumbered patrol to escape in a long forgotten contact in 1967.

What was the RAR song that included the line, "FN(i?), MAG uye na mortar....."? In my unit in Guard Force we adapted it to "G3i, LMG uye na mortar". Anyone remember the RA original?

I keep seeing some dullards in these in these comments who never opened a history book in their lives, whining about America’s participation in World War II through their own ignorance, Few people realize that in 1938 as Americans saw Europeans blunder into the same stupidity that caused World War I our military was ranked number 19 in the world because we were not interested in fighting a war guess who is number 18 in the world Portugal that’s right Portugal had a larger military than America in 1939 so we got to work with industrialization building planes, tanks, machine guns artillery pieces and we had what we called the lend lease, which allowed us to arm the British very effectively 99% of the British at the time understood what we were doing and welcomed all the free military equipment because the understanding was they would never have to pay it back America did this as they were starting to build up actual bodies in the military in preparation for the war

INTERESTING STORY YOU HAVE THERE :) I MAY SEND YOU 20 TRILLION IN ZIMMM BAWB WAY CASH :) RHODESIA WAS A FIRST RATE ECONOMIC POWER # 2 IN THE RANKING ACROSS AFRICA WITH PLENTY OF ELECTRICITY AND AIR CONDITIONING A STABLE CURRENCY RUNNING WATER MEDICINE CIVIC CENTERS THRIVING AGRICULTURE EVEN THOUGH AT THE START OF THE BUSH WARS WHITES ONLY OWNED 21 OF THE LAND THE BLACKS HAD 80 AND YET THEY WERE IGNORANT OF AGRICULTURE AND REFUSED TO LEARN CANALS FOR AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION SCHOOLS PLENTY OF JOBS NO TRASH IN THE STREETS THE LOCALS HAD THE 2ND HIGHEST BLACK WAGES ON THE CONTINENT AND IT WAS GROWING RAILROADS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CLEAN STREETS AIRPLANES AND AIR TRAVEL PLENTY OF PETROL AND DIESEL PLENTY OF HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER PAVED ROADS HOSPITALS FUNCTIONING SEWAGE SYSTEMS THRIVING STEEL INDUSTRY WEALTHY BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS PLENTY OF FOOD HUGE TOBACCO TRADE A THRIVING ECONOMY PLENTY OF COAL EMERALDS AND IRON ORE TELEVISION GROWING INDUSTRIAL BASE A GIANT HYDRO ELECTRIC DAM ON THE LARGEST MANMADE LAKE IN THE WORLD PROVIDING POWER FOR RHODESIA AND ZAMBIA AND THE FERALS TRADED ALL THAT FOR A DICTATORSHIP OF ONE DEMON moo gah beee WHO BROUGHT THE AREA FROM THE STONE AGE TO THE SPACE AGE IN 4 GENERATIONS? THE LOCALS HAD THE LAND FOR 400,000 YEARS AND THE BEST THEY COULD DO IS BUILD A MUD HUT AND DIE FROM SIMPLE INFECTIONS THEY GOT FROM A SKIN SCRATCH THE WHITES ALSO BROUGHT A PARLIAMENT BY 1924 MODERN TELEPHONES DEPARTMENT STORES SO NATURALLY THE JEALOUS LOCALS WORKED WITH THEIR COMMIE MASTERS IN RUSSIA TO DESTROY IT IDIOTS WORLDWIDE DONATED TO CHARITIES THAT CLAIMED TO FEED HUNGRY CHILDREN BUT WERE IN FACT JUST A FRONT FOR FEEDING COMMIES IN RHODESIA LOTS OF FOOD IN TERRORIST HANDS WERE TRACED TO SOVIET BACKED FOOD CHARITIES THAT PROMISED TO FEED HUNGRY CHILDREN AND EVEN AFTER THE REVOLUTION THE FACTIONS KEPT MURDERING WHITE PEOPLE THESE LAST 40 YEARS PROVING THAT GENOCIDE AGAINST THE WHITES WAS THE WHOLE POINT WHITES HIRED PLENTY OF BLACKS IN RETAIL IN AGRICULTURE IN INFRASTRUCTURE WHITES EDUCATED 400 000 BLACK KIDS AT CHURCHES AND MISSIONS UNTIL moo gab ee SLAUGHTERED THE MISSIONARIES AND BURNED THE CHURCHES LEAVING MILLIONS OF BLACKS WITHOUT MEDICINE AND SCHOOLING 70% OF THE MILITARY WAS BLACK RHODESIANS 80% OF THE POLICE WERE BLACK RHODESIANS NOW WITHOUT THE WHITE INCOME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY THE WHITES THE LOCALS ARE ALL SUFFERING YET THEY WONT LOOK IN THE MIRROR THEY ONLY BLAME WHITES WHO HAVENT BEEN IN CHARGE FOR 45 YEARS NOW YOUVE GOT 74 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 200,000 INFLATION RATE 34% INTEREST RATES SO THERES NO INVESTMENT AND IT IS SOARING EXCEPT THE GOVERNMENT STOPPPED REPRTING THE NUMBERS BUT YES A LOAF OF BREAD IS 31 BILLION ZIMBAWBWAYAN DOLLARS VENSDING MACHINES CANT WORK BECAUSE THEY CANNOT ACCEPT 1000 COINS FOR A CHOCOLATE BAR ALSO THERES NO CHOCOLATE AVAILABLE NOW THEY'RE COMMUNIST PAWNS- NOT freedom fighters ONLY THE BRAIN DEAD BELIEVE THEY WERE FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM THEY WERE ONLY FIGHTING TO DESTROY THE CIVILIZATION THAT THE WHITES BUILT NOW DO YOU SEE? WITH THE LOCALS - NO MATTER THE SUBJECT ITS ALWAYS THE FAULT OF THE WHITE MAN YOU CAN STAND IN QUE FOR 3 DAYS TO POSSIBLY GET SOME PETROL IF THERE IS ANY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU REACH THE FRONT OF THE QUE WHO LIVED IN RHODESIA BEFORE THE TRIBE? THAT TRIBE MURDERED THE OTHER OLDER TRIBE AND TOOK THEIR LAND BUT YOU DIDNT WHINE ABOUT THAT WHEN ONE TRIBE SLAUGHTERS ANOTHER TRIBE AND TAKES THE LAND YOU ARE OK WITH THAT THE NDEBELE SLAUGHTERED THE PREVIOUS TRIBE SO IT WASNT REALLY THEIR LAND EITHER ASK THE COMANCHE IN AMERICA WHO HAD THE LAND BEFORE THE COMANCHE SLAUGHTERED THEM GO AHEAD THERE ARE STILL LIVING COMANCHES IN TEXAS ASK THEM :) the government house in salisbury is now COVERED IN CHICKEN SHIT IM NOT KIDDING YOU CAN SMELL IT AS YOU APOROACH CHICKENS CRAP ALL OVER THE ONCE PRISTENE LAWNS COVERED WITH CHICKEN SHIT BAKING IN THE HOT SOUTH AFRICAN SUN MOO GAH BEE WAS JUST A PAWN FOR RUSSIAN EXTREMISM HE SOLD YOU OUT FOR 45 YEARS AND GOT MILLIONS IN CASH HE WAS WELL PAID AND DELIVERED POOR PEASANTS TO DIE FOR MOSCOW THE BREAD BASKET OF AFRICA HAS BECOME THE BASKET CASE OF AFRICA NOW THE LOCALS WHINE ABOUT THE BLACK LEADERS WITH THE LOCALS IT'S ALWAYS TRIBAL WARFARE THE MOSCOW BASED BLOOD DIAMOND HORROR BEGAN IN 2006 LONG AFTER THE WHITES WERE THROWN OUT LOOK AT SALISBURY TODAY RUNNING WATER AND AIR CONDITIONING ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY BUT THERES PLENTY OF DEAD BODIES IN THE STREETS The GDP of Rhodesia in 1980 was the same as New Zealand. The GDP of Zimbabwe in 2010 was the same as Haiti. SO MUCH FOR " FREEDOM FIGHTERS " BRAIN DEAD BLACKS IN 1960 : " GOSH SALISBURY LOOKS SO TERRIBLE NO GARBAGE IN THE STREETS NO STREET CRIME LOTS OF JOBS LOADED GROCERY STORE SHELVES LETS ADD A LITTLE COMMUNISM AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS" NOW THEY SMUGGLE FLOUR AND COCAINE THE DICTATOR CLAIMS HE WILL SET THE CURRENCY TO THE GOLD STANDARD WHICH MEANS HE WILL PERSONALLY LOOT THE TREASURY OF GOLD YAY MOOOO-GAHHH-BEEEEE FOR CRUSHING THE LOCALS FOR 6 DECADES - 38 YEARS AS PRESIDENT BUT AT LEAST EVERYONE IS NOW A TRILLIONAIRE WHERE DID MOOO GABBEY GET THE MILLIONS TO BUY HIS LUXURY EUROPEAN MANSION? WHEN THE BREEZE IS JUST RIGHT YOU CAN HEAR IAN SMITH WHISPER " I TOLD YOU SO "

Such joyful march! Imagine how better Rhodesia and the Portuguese Ultramar would have been if rhodesians and portuguese weren't betrayed.

This should be the anthem of all Free Zones.

It is interesting to note that in WWII British colonial forces had defeated the Italians in East Africa, driven Rommel into Tunisia, won the battle of Britain, the battle of Malta and the battle of the Atlantic as well as advances in Burma against the Japanese. This was all before American forces entered the war. Few people realize this.

And their reward was to be disbanded and then hunted down. Poetic Irony I guess

These guys helped America fight Japan - they defeated the Japanese Army in Burma and helped America win WW2 - they have earned our respect!

Brigadier Lawless, Thank You! From the United States 🇺🇸, I salute you!

My Father WO1 Roy Watson was a proud member of the RAR having joined them in Malaya from the Gurkhas, the rest is history very well made. He served over forty years as a professional soldier, being recalled twice from retirement.

By far my favorite Rhodesia patriotic song! Oddly enough, I’m from United States 🇺🇸!

Euro Rhodesians and Indigenous Rhodesians getting along beautifully! Had Prime Minister Smith won the 1980 Zimbabwe election, things would be better over there today. I’m sad to say that my country America that I love 🇺🇸 didn’t help Rhodesia during the Bush War. God Bless Prime Minister Smith!

I notice that your KZbin page is brand new! Thank You for creating it! It tells me that the Rhodesia fan base is growing. I’m from the United States 🇺🇸. Despite being born in 1973, I have a strong in Rhodesia!

Sadly, my country USA 🇺🇸 didn’t help Rhodesia. Had the UK 🇬🇧 and America helped Rhodesia like Israel 🇮🇱, there would probably be a lot less starvation in Africa today. Unlike basket case, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Rhodesia was Africa’s breadbasket. I came up with this opinion based on similar comments on Rhodesia.

Police Support Unit did corral the 2000 Zipra and 2000 Zanla who were fighting largely amongst themselves for the first 3 days of this trouble, prior to the arrival of the Army. The govt was reluctant to use integrated units in case they too split. Hence the use of RAR. Support Unit Delta Troop (which by the way was a company) also drove them out of the railway diesel workshops which Zipra had taken to facilitate the tanks they were bringing in from Gwaai river mine. It was by the way definitely 1981 during Entumbane 2. Many in Support Unit were peeved that they got no recognition. For some reason or other the govt did not want it known that police were heavily involved maybe because they were needed for similar duties, but many of those involved were later given double promotions.

Entumbane 2 in 1983 was the big one. 2000 Zipra fighting 2000 Zanla and Police Support Unit with a re-inforced company of 300 corralling the lot in Entumbane. After 3 days RAR arrived and took over.

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Wow. Amazing footage my friend.

I remember Ian Smith saying in 1972 "No Majority Rule for a thousand years", and Ian Smith and the thug John Vorster standing side by side at Victoria Falls, pointing to Zambia and boasting "Black Africa stops here". The white man foolishly believed them. By 1980, White rule in Rhodesia was overturned and in 1994, white rule in South Africa overturned. Britain had nothing to do with it. It was the black man with help from East Germany, China, Cuba and Russia who the white man had to contend with.

Salute Uncle Dale Collett RAR and Selous Scout legend

Rhodesia was backstabbed by both the Brits and we Americans. Sadly, the corrupt Marxist Mugabe dictatorship turned the “Jewel of Africa” into “Anus Mundi”. 😢

Well done Pat, beautifully presented.

American Here who loves this Music and the proud and rich History it represents.

A proud unit. Deserving of honor.

Loyal British, and then eventually betrayed by the British government.

Thank you for posting this high quality (1080p HD) ultra professional combo RAR African Singing Voices and the Top Military RAR Band producing a lively hip tempo with a everlasting variety that keeps my ears listening-wide and my feet tapping under the table to your RAR "Sweet Banana" Gold - to - Platinum Quality Recording = Six Gold Stars Top Rating. Book the Sydney Opera House for a Sell Out Performance anytime; Let me know first.

Legends

Oh boy the sound of those choppers, I bet there were a few moist eyes there!!

Very interesting. Thank you sharing.

First class. Lest We Forget. 🙏🌺🙏

Thank you Pat for this superb historical presentation of our Regiment.

As always superbly presented, thank you Pat.

Excellent presentation. Congratulations and best wishes.

Thank you Pat

Well done Pat! Wishing you and the RAR Regimental Association every success. Salute!

Nice one Pat and greetings from Vince McCabe