Two Colombian cadets fighting rioters after the assassination of the presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitan in German gear. This was the standard equipment of the Colombian army in that time. Colombia 1948. [700×676]
German equipment was fairly common in foreign contries. It was widely avaliable after german occupation forces, or purchased in large quantities after the war. For example, Norway used german weapons as late as the 1980’s
Johannes_P
This assassination was the cause of the Violencia, which, from 1948 to 1960, saw armed bands of liberals and conservative oppose while committing atrocities.
![Two Colombian cadets fighting rioters after the assassination of the presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitan in German gear. This was the standard equipment of the Colombian army in that time. Colombia 1948. [700x676]](https://i.redd.it/uw4skdzb65w51.jpg)
thespottedviking
German equipment was fairly common in foreign contries. It was widely avaliable after german occupation forces, or purchased in large quantities after the war. For example, Norway used german weapons as late as the 1980’s
Johannes_P
This assassination was the cause of the Violencia, which, from 1948 to 1960, saw armed bands of liberals and conservative oppose while committing atrocities.