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The Guard Force was an arm of the Rhodesian Security Forces. Coming under the Ministry of Defence it was organised on similar lines to, but separate from, the Rhodesian Army. The Guard Force was set up from 1975 (and formally established on 1 February 1976) to provide security to protected villages. These had been established by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to separate black rural civilians from guerillas during the Rhodesian Bush War. Guard Force units took over security duties from Ministry staff.

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rdfs:label	Guard Force (Rhodesia) (en)
rdfs:comment	The Guard Force was an arm of the Rhodesian Security Forces. Coming under the Ministry of Defence it was organised on similar lines to, but separate from, the Rhodesian Army. The Guard Force was set up from 1975 (and formally established on 1 February 1976) to provide security to protected villages. These had been established by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to separate black rural civilians from guerillas during the Rhodesian Bush War. Guard Force units took over security duties from Ministry staff. (en)
foaf:name	Guard Force (en)
dcterms:subject	Military units and formations disestablished in 1980 Military units and formations established in 1976 Disbanded armed forces Paramilitary forces of Rhodesia
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Andrew Rawlins Rhodesian African Rifles Rhodesian Bush War Rhodesian Security Forces Military units and formations disestablished in 1980 Military units and formations established in 1976 Mau Mau Uprising Disbanded armed forces Commando mortar Zimbabwe Zimbabwe African People's Union FN FAL Paramilitary forces of Rhodesia Bantu peoples Kikuyu Home Guard Rhodesian Defence Regiment Heckler & Koch G3 Zimbabwe African National Union Bill Godwin Ground Forces INTAF Operation Overload Villagization Lee-Enfield Salisbury, Rhodesia Rhodesian Army dbr:Chiweshe_Tribal_Trust_Land
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battles	Rhodesian Bush War
branch	Ground Forces
commander	Brigadier W. A. Godwin (en) Major General G. A. D. Rawlins (en)
commander1 label	First Commander (en)
commander2 label	Second and Last Commander (en)
dates	0001-02-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
disbanded	May 1980 (en)
equipment	FN FAL Heckler & Koch G3 Lee-Enfield
garrison	Salisbury, Rhodesia
type	Static defence (en)
unit name	Guard Force (en)
has abstract	The Guard Force was an arm of the Rhodesian Security Forces. Coming under the Ministry of Defence it was organised on similar lines to, but separate from, the Rhodesian Army. The Guard Force was set up from 1975 (and formally established on 1 February 1976) to provide security to protected villages. These had been established by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to separate black rural civilians from guerillas during the Rhodesian Bush War. Guard Force units took over security duties from Ministry staff. From 1977 the Guard Force was reformed, becoming more pro-active. Rather than an entirely static rural force it carried out patrols and ambushes and guarded key urban points and lines of communication. Infantry battalions were introduced in 1978 to better suit its new role. By the end of the Bush War in 1979 it numbered 7,000 men. The Guard Force became redundant with the transfer to black-majority rule (as Zimbabwe) in 1980 and was disbanded. The Guard Force was criticised as poorly trained and had low morale. Its white recruits came from classes of national servicemen and elderly reservists who failed to qualify for more prestigious duties. The men received lower pay than the army. (en)
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active years end year	1980-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
active years start year	1976-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
battle	Rhodesian Bush War
commander	Andrew Rawlins
country	Rhodesia
garrison	Salisbury, Rhodesia
military branch	Ground Forces
second commander	Bill Godwin
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	wikipedia-en:Guard_Force_(Rhodesia)
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