Reflections on Congo Campaign

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Gerry McMahon
Interviewed for MAOHP - 10/02/2017
Reference Code: MAOHP_005_3
Location(s): Elizabethville
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In 1967, Lieutenant General McMahon was Platoon Commander with the 37th Infantry Battalion in the Congo. In this piece of audio from February 2017, Lieutenant General McMahon reflects on the importance of the Congo campaign for the evolution of the Irish Defence Forces.

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