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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:26, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
Police Support Unit
- ... that the British South Africa Police's "Black Boots" support unit were dubbed as "terr hungry" for apparently enjoying killing suspected terrorists in Rhodesia? Source: Under the Skin: The Death of White Rhodesia. Northwestern University Press. p. 191. ISBN 9780810106581.
ALT1:... that the British South Africa Police's "Black Boots" support unit were nicknamed as such because of the black boots they wore opposed to the brown boots the rest of the BSAP wore? Source: Bush Pig - District Cop: Service with the British South Africa Police in the Rhodesian Conflict 1965-79. Helion and Company. p. 44. ISBN 9781909982291.
Converted from a redirect by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 08:45, 8 July 2021 (UTC).
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Article checks out on all criteria, and I'm assuming good faith on offline sources.
ALT1 might be a little self-explanatory so I'm approving
ALT0.
BuySomeApples (
talk) 21:59, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
Article checks out on all criteria, and I'm assuming good faith on offline sources. ALT1 might be a little self-explanatory so I'm approving ALT0. BuySomeApples (talk) 21:59, 31 July 2021 (UTC)