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|allegiance= (1941–1956) (1972–1979) (1979) (1980) |branch= Rhodesian Army |type= Line Cavalry |role= Armoured |size= Battalion |command_structure= |garrison= Blakiston-Houston Barracks, Salisbury |garrison_label= |nickname= "The Black Devils" |patron= |motto=''Asesabi Lutho (Sindebele: We Fear Nothing)〔http://www.zimbabwejournalists.com/story.php?art_id=2096&cat=6〕'' |colors= |colors_label= Maroon & Yellow |march= |mascot= |equipment= Eland Ferret Marmon Herrington MPCV Staghound |equipment_label= Armoured Cars |battles=World War II * East African Campaign * Battle of Monte Cassino * Spring 1945 offensive in Italy Cold War * Aden Emergency * 1981 Entumbane Uprising * Operation Eland * Operation Miracle |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |battle_honours_label= |disbanded= 1980–81 |flying_hours= |website= |commander1=Major Bruce Rooken-Smith Rhodesian Army |commander1_label= Commander (1972–1978) |commander2= Major Darrell Winkler Rhodesian Army |commander2_label= Commander (1978–1979) |commander3= Major (SA) van Graan South African Army |commander3_label= Commander (1979–1980) |commander4= Lt. Col. Bruce Rooken-Smith Zimbabwe National Army |commander4_label= Commander (1980–1981) |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= |identification_symbol_3= |identification_symbol_3_label= |identification_symbol_4= |identification_symbol_4_label= |aircraft_attack= |aircraft_bomber= |aircraft_electronic= |aircraft_fighter= |aircraft_helicopter= |aircraft_helicopter_attack= |aircraft_helicopter_cargo= |aircraft_helicopter_multirole= |aircraft_helicopter_observation= |aircraft_helicopter_transport= |aircraft_helicopter_trainer= |aircraft_helicopter_utility= |aircraft_interceptor= |aircraft_patrol= |aircraft_recon= |aircraft_trainer= |aircraft_transport= |aircraft_tanker= }} The Rhodesian Armoured Corps—the "Black Devils"—was the only standing armoured battalion of the Rhodesian Security Forces. During World War II, it took part in the Allied Spring 1945 offensive and the Battle of Monte Cassino as part of South Africa's 6th Armoured Division.〔(Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment )〕 The unit was among the first to enter a liberated Florence in July 1944. Prior to 1963, its crews were trained in the United Kingdom or Aden Colony〔(Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment Uncovered )〕 and were seconded to the Selous Scouts under the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.〔(Ceremonial Parade )〕 After Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, maintaining the armoured vehicle fleet became a responsibility of the Rhodesian Light Infantry until Major Bruce Rooken-Smith reactivated the former ''Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment'' in 1972. During the Rhodesian Bush War, the regiment fought in several major campaigns and battles, particularly Operation Miracle in September 1979. It was superseded by the new ''Zimbabwe Armoured Corps'' between 1980 and 1981.〔Peter Gerard Locke & Peter David Farquharson Cooke, ''Fighting Vehicles and Weapons of Rhodesia 1965–80'', P&P Publishing, Wellington 1995 ISSN 0-473-02413-6, p. 147.〕 ==History== 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「Rhodesian Armoured Corps」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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