30 years ago : FFL jump on Kolwezy

[Galileo]

The May 19th 1978 the 2d REP jump on Kolwezy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-04Tl3SvxIU&feature=related

[Sato]

More info about this intervention in Congo in 1978;

Shaba II
(http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/odom2/odom2.asp)

[mountainbear]

I saw a small part of a film called “La Légion saute sur Kolwezi” some time ago, it seemed good and I was hoping it will be on French TV for the 30 anniversary, but I saw nothing. :-(

[meatrabbit]

I saw a small part of a film called “La Légion saute sur Kolwezi” some time ago, it seemed good and I was hoping it will be on French TV for the 30 anniversary, but I saw nothing. :-(


There is a movie about that operation??!! Or was it a documentary? I need to see that one.

[Ubar]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079497/

[Belial]

I'm not a cinema critic, but La Légion Saute sur Kolwezi didn't age all that well, it's not the most perfectly filmed movie I've seen and character introduction is pretty light but on the other hand it's pretty accurate, realistic and overall a good cinematographic representation of Op. Leopard and there's ****ing Bruno Kremer (as a hardass M16 totting european expat) in it !

A must see for people interested in the Kolwezi jump, legion fanboys and interested in african conflicts in general.