Si BiggsJan 24, 20181 min read45 Commando During Tanganyika Revolt January 1964Royal Marines in Tanganyika. 25 January 1964, Dar-es-Salaam. Royal Marines of 45 Commando were disembarked from HMS Centaur at the request of the Tanganyikan government to deal with a revolt among army units. At the main Army barracks in Dar-es-Salaam, a Commando disarms one of the mutineers A wounded Tanganyikan is taken by stretcher from a helicopter on the deck of HMS CENTAUR. Images courtesy of the IWM
Royal Marines in Tanganyika. 25 January 1964, Dar-es-Salaam. Royal Marines of 45 Commando were disembarked from HMS Centaur at the request of the Tanganyikan government to deal with a revolt among army units. At the main Army barracks in Dar-es-Salaam, a Commando disarms one of the mutineers A wounded Tanganyikan is taken by stretcher from a helicopter on the deck of HMS CENTAUR. Images courtesy of the IWM