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4 commando democratic republic of the congo wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 activities in congo 2 references toggle references subsection 2 1 citations 2 2 bibliography toggle the table of contents 4 commando democratic republic of the congo 2 languages беларуская русский edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia this article needs more citations please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources 4 commando democratic republic of the congo news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2021 learn how and when to remove this message 4 commando congo mercenary unit 4 commando anc active dec 1960 1961 country democratic republic of the congo type mercenary nickname force katangaise engagements katanga and south kasai secessions commanders commander frédéric vandewalle commander mike hoare military unit 4 commando also known as 4 commando anc and force katangaise was a mercenary unit of the armée nationale congolaise the congolese national army in the democratic republic of the congo from 1960 to 1961 it was formed in katanga as a scratch unit made up of locally recruited citizens belgians doctors pilots and other mercenary volunteers from around the world they are trained to be commando the unit was initially created by frédéric vandewalle and later commanded by lt col mike hoare 1 activities in congo edit 4 commando involvement in the congo was limited and short lived the commando was composed of citizenry world war two veterans former members of the rhodesian light infantry rli and ex members of the israeli army the commando only saw action from 7 april to 11 april 1961 opposing united nations peacekeeping forces and baluba militias advance on baluba along with the gendarmerie of the state of katanga the mercenary forces were unable to hold back the un forces and by august september 1961 4 commando and the white legion compagnie internationale were forced out of katanga by malayan members of the un peacekeeping forces 2 the mercenaries had let tshombe down badly and had failed to ensure the secession of katanga although they had proved ruthless against the baluba in north katanga and against the armée nationale congolaise anc units they encountered on the borders they had failed miserably in repelling the united nations forces encountered in the field and had simply melted away 3 the commando was disbanded in december 1961 and after the katanga debacle the 4 commando name was never used again when asked to form a new large mercenary contingent hoare elected to name it 5 commando as opposed to expanding 4 commando 1 references edit citations edit 1 2 a list of known soldiers of fortune who served in the congo conflict some time during the 1960 s archived from the original on 25 february 2021 retrieved 17 june 2021 rookes 2018 pp 152 153 clarke 1968 pp 36 bibliography edit clarke s j g 1968 the congo mercenary a history and analysis pdf johannesburg south african institute of international affairs archived from the original pdf on 24 june 2021 retrieved 17 june 2021 rookes stephen 2018 from the bay of pigs to lake tanganyika non state armed actors in the congo crisis 1960 1967 toulouse université toulouse le mirail v t e congo crisis 1960 1965 political leaders cyrille adoula egide bocheley davidson gaston eyskens christophe gbenye dag hammarskjöld albert kalonji joseph kasa vubu théo lefèvre patrice lumumba joseph désiré mobutu pierre mulele gaston soumialot u thant moïse tshombe congolese government forces armée nationale congolaise anc rebel forces katangese gendarmerie south kasai forces armée populaire de libération simbas un contingent united nations operation in the congo canada ireland sweden india ethiopia ghana nigeria and egypt other entities cia belgian mercenary units mercenaries 2nd commando battalion belgium 4th commando battalion belgium 6th commando battalion belgium white legion compagnie internationale 5 mechanised brigade 4 commando 5 commando 6 commando 9 commando 11 commando 12 commando 13 commando 14 commando 15 commando 211th makasi squadron cuban exile naval force commanders united nations conor cruise o brien k a s raja dewan prem chand pat quinlan congolese louis bobozo joseph désiré mobutu norbert moke belgian jean marie crèvecoeur jules crèvecoeur marc goosens jean schramme frédéric vandewalle mercenary bob denard roger faulques charles gardien hans germani mike hoare hubert fauntleroy julian jack malloch siegfried müller john peters jerry puren roger trinquier hugh van oppen other larry devlin william rip robertson che guevara main operations battles stanleyville mutiniesand force publique mutinies secession crisis katanga south kasai invasion congo stanleyville un intervention rum punch niemba ambush battle of kabalo jadotville unokat camp massart grandslam kindu atrocity port francqui incident kanyarwanda war kwilu rebellion simba rebellion stanleyville dragon rouge dragon noir white giant violettes imperiales south other major events dissolution of the lumumba government torture and killing of lumumba death of dag hammarskjöld related belgian general strike of 1960 1961 decolonisation of africa this democratic republic of the congo related article is a stub you can help 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