Identity
Person No.
32951
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Aktofel
Initials
A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Rank
Special Constable
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,310
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, heavy fighting continued to rage throughout Northern Owamboland as large groups of heavily armed SWAPO/PLAN insurgents numbering 150+ continued with mass infiltrations into the area from Southern Angola and were constantly being engaged by Koevoet elements in the field. The Koevoet Casspirs bore the brunt of the attacks in the face of fusillades of Soviet RPG-7 anti-tank rockets, Czech RPG-75 anti-tank rockets, Yugoslavian M60 Anti-Tank rifle grenades and M60P HEAP Pencil STRIM rifle grenades. The SWAPO/PLAN insurgents paid dearly for their efforts but the South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (Koevoet) Units suffered another ten members Killed in Action during these fierce contacts with many others being wounded
Location
Notes
ref. "The Covert War" by Peter Stiff
Research notes
Cleared stolen ServiceNo 77389005PE (belongs to Sieberhagen R.G. PN 32947, 1999).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
- South African War Graves Project
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