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Flechas

The Flechas (Portuguese for Arrows) were an elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Portuguese secret police (PIDE, latter renamed DGS) that operated in Angola and Mozambique during the Portuguese Colonial War. Unlike most of the other Portuguese special forces that were employed in the several theatres of operations of the conflict, the Flechas were not…

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History

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Uniforms and equipment

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After independence

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Organization

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Active
1967–1975
Allegiance
Portugal
Branch
PIDE
Country
Portugal
Engagements
Portuguese Colonial War
Garrison/HQ
Lisbon

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Organization

Uniforms and equipment

After independence

Other special forces units

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Flechas

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples43
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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Flechas

Top relations

related to Uniforms and equipment · 13
Flechas → AK-47, Allegedly, FN FAL, Heckler, In, Koch G3, Portuguese, Portuguese Armed Forces, Portuguese Military, The Flechas, They, This, With
related to After independence · 10
Flechas → Battalion, Group, In, Independence, Mozambique, Mozambique Civil War, Other Flechas, RENAMO, Rhodesian Army's Selous Scouts, The South African Alpha
related to history · 7
Flechas → Angola, Composed, Despite, DGS, Khoisan, PIDE, Portuguese Colonial War
related to Organization · 4
Flechas → DGS, Each, PIDE, The Flechas
Active · 1
Flechas → 1967–1975
Allegiance · 1
Flechas → Portugal
Branch · 1
Flechas → PIDE
Country · 1
Flechas → Portugal
Engagements · 1
Flechas → Portuguese Colonial War
Garrison/HQ · 1
Flechas → Lisbon

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portuguese pide unit angola units dgs forces war special paramilitary also uniforms colonial created local police branch mozambique groups african

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FlechasActive1967–19751.00infobox
FlechasAllegiancePortugal1.00infobox
FlechasBranchPIDE1.00infobox
FlechasCountryPortugal1.00infobox
FlechasEngagementsPortuguese Colonial War1.00infobox
FlechasGarrison/HQLisbon1.00infobox
FlechasNotable commandersOscar Cardoso1.00infobox
FlechasPart ofPIDE/DGS1.00infobox
FlechasTypeParamilitary1.00infobox
Flechasrelated to After independenceIn0.60section
Flechasrelated to After independenceMozambique0.60section
Flechasrelated to After independenceIndependence0.60section

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