About Rolf Steiner
Rolf Steiner is a German retired mercenary. He began his military career as a French Foreign Legion paratrooper and saw combat in Vietnam, Egypt, and Algeria. Steiner rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel commanding the 4th Commando Brigade in the Biafran Army during the Nigerian Civil War, and later fought with the Anyanya rebels in southern Sudan. Steiner first saw action in 1951, loading a machine gun that he was forced to take over after the Hungarian operator was wounded and then bled to death. Jorre described Steiner as a "first-class soldier" with an outstanding record in both Vietnam and Algeria. While fighting the FLN (Front de Libération Nationale) uprising in Algeria, Steiner became active in the anti-De Gaulle Organisation armée secrète (OAS) through his wife.
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