Angola: The War
2017For twenty-three years, five western nations, members of the Soviet bloc and two superpowers were locked into a war never formally declared. It all began in 1966. Once the Draft started, every able-bodied white South African male was called up for service.
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Anton Beukman
as Himself - Former Member, Seaborne Special Forces
Jan Breytenbach
as Himself - Founder, 32 Battalion (as Col. Jan Breytenbach)
Fidel Castro
as Himself - President of Cuba (archive footage)
Jannie Gildenhuys
as Himself - Former Chief, South African Defense Forces
Maxim Gladkov
as Himself - Former Soviet Interpreter
Dick Lord
as Himself - Former Officer Commanding Air Command Post, SADF (as Brig. Gen. Dick Lord)
Jan Malan
as Himself - Former Field Commander, 61 Mech, SADF
Gert Minnaar
as Himself - Former Member, 61 Mech, SADF
Koos Moorcroft
as Himself - Former Sergeant Major, South African Defense Forces
Craig Thomassen
as Himself - Former Member, Corps of Engineers, SADF
Pik Botha
as Himself - Former South African Minister of Foreign Affairs