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In various theaters of operations in the Portuguese Colonial War arose at the outset the need to create various types of irregular forces to help the Portuguese Armed Forces. These irregular forces were usually held at the local level of Theater of Operations and included various types in terms of origin and dependence: militias of white settlers, native militias and forces, foreign forces from exile, forces of ex-guerrillas, dependent forces the Civil Administration, forces dependent on the armed forces and forces dependent on the PIDE. Officially the totality of these forces was known by Auxiliary Forces. In Portuguese Guinea, General Spínola introduced the term African Force to designate the irregular forces composed of natives of the province. In Theater of Operations, the main irregular forces were as follows: ==Portuguese Angola== * Organização Provincial de Voluntários de Defesa Civil de Angola (Provincial Organization of Volunteers of Civil Defence of Angola) - mainly urban militia, consisting mainly of white settlers. * Guarda Rural (Rural Guard) - auxiliary force of Public Security Police, dedicated to the defense of companies and farms. * Formações Aéreas Voluntárias (Volunteer Aerial Formations) - aerial militia. * Grupos Especiais (Special Groups) - auxiliary units formed in 1966, composed of African volunteers, which operated together with units of the Portuguese Army. * Tropas Especiais - (Special Troops) - the name of the Special Groups in Cabinda. * Fiéis (Faithfuls) - force composed of military and police from Katanga, exiled for opposing the regime of Mobutu; these men fled to Angola with their families in a total of nearly 5,000 people. The Portuguese Army selected 2,000 of these exiles and organized them on 3 Battalions of 5 companies each, with these three battalions placed in Chimbila, Camissombo and Gafaria; they had their own Katangan officers and sergeants. * Leais (Loyals) - a force composed by exiles from Zambia, black soldiers that were against Kenneth Kaunda. * Flechas (Arrows) - a very successful unit, controlled by the PIDE/DGS, composed by Bushmen, that specialized in tracking, reconnaissance and pseudo-terrorist operations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portuguese irregular forces in the Overseas War」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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