Companhia de Comandos da Guine (Guinea Commando Company) 1964

Data here kindly provided by Nuno J. V. Rubim who commanded this unit.

Command 
	x1 Captain
	x2  First Sergeant: Company Sergeant-,
 	2x 2nd Sergeants-Materiel Sergeant and Supply  Seargent,
	x2 Cabos [Corporals]
	x3 Soldados [Soldiers]
	x3 Condutores [Drivers]
	x1 Enfermeiro [Medic] 
	x1 Transmission Operator [Radio and telephone]).

4 ( Four-it was planned 5 ) Grupos de Equipas (Commando Sections)
		Equipas (section) x5 men
		Commanding Officer, a Lieutenant with 4 men (mixed Corporal-Soldier)
	The remaining 4 sections,
		  a 2nd or 3rd Sergeant commanding, with 4 men (ea.)

Armament :
In each one of Groups : 5 G-3 Automatic Rifles, 2 or 3  Hand Offensive Grenades
per man,1 or 2 Phosphorous Hand Grenades per man.

In the Command Section : an 5.75mm bazooka and exceptionally a 60mm
mortar or a MG-43 MG,accordingly to the mission.

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