King's African Rifles Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The King's African Rifles, was a British colonial regiment in East Africa until independence the 1960s.Six battalions were formed in 1902 with one or two battalions located in each of Nyasaland, Kenya, Uganda and Somaliland.
The regiment fought against the Paul Erich von Lettow-Vorbeck in German East Africa during World War I after which askaris of the former German East Africa became a battalion of the Kings African Rifles. The regiment fought against Italy in Abyssinia and against Japan in Burma during World War II. At one stage the regiment had 44 battalions. Its most infamous member was Idi Amin.
At independence, the 6th and 26th battalions became the Tanganyika Rifles, the 4th became the Uganda Rifles, the 3rd, 5th and 11th became the Kenya Rifles, the 2nd disbanded when the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland broke up and the 1st became the Malawi Rifles.
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