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The Ghana Army is the principal land warfare force of Ghana. In 1959, two years after the Gold Coast became independent from the British Empire , the Gold Coast Regiment was withdrawn from the Royal West African Frontier Force and formed the basis for the new Ghanaian army.
Ghana Army soldiers boarding a Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Kotoka International Airport to take part in an Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group mission in Liberia. The Armed Forces' first external operation was the United Nations Operation in the Congo in the early 1960s. [13] The GAF operated in the Balkans, including with ...
This is a list of the equipment used by the Ghana Army. Small arms. Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes Pistols Browning Hi-Power [1] 9×19mm: Semi-automatic pistol
The Military ranks of Ghana are the military insignia used by the Ghana Armed Forces. ... Ghana Army (1959–?) [3] Field marshal [a] General: Lieutenant general:
The Common Services Establishment Committee was formed in January 1969 with the aim of creating a logistics brigade for the Ghana Army using auxiliary units. [5] In October 1969, the services and units were combined to form the Support Services Brigade Group, primarily for administrative efficiency rather than operational purposes.
As the army's main force, it is responsible for Ghanaian internal security and defence. Ghana also makes a large commitment to peacekeeping operations in the region and overseas, most notably in Sierra Leone and Liberia , for which the Ghana Regiment provides the majority of personnel. [ 1 ]
Because of the POGR's status (it was better trained, equipped, paid and clothed than the regular Ghana army), significant resentment was directed at its military personnel, which led to violence directed against it by the Ghana Army (GA) during the coup that overthrew Kwame Nkrumah. [1] After this, the POGR was reintegrated into the Ghana Army ...
Hezbollah Amal PFLP-GC. Ongoing: First Liberian Civil War [6] (1990-1997) Master Sergeant Thomas A. Nelson (right) of the 3rd US Army Special Forces Group inspects Ghanaian troops of ECOMOG at Roberts International Airport located outside of Monrovia, Liberia