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A ruthless and sadistic man disliked by all except Georgiou, his best friend, Christodoulou was one of the first three British mercenaries to land in Angola after Georgiou, arriving with his close friends Nick Hall and Michael Wainwright.
Costas Georgiou (Greek: Κώστας Γεωργίου; 21 December 1951 – 10 July 1976), also known by his alias Colonel Callan, was a Cypriot-born British mercenary executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial for activities during the civil war phase of the Angolan War of Independence.
- Beyond The Myth of The Cypriot Mercenaries
- Carnage in Angola
- The Benchmark of The Modern PMC
The reality and myths surrounding the story of the two Cypriot mercenaries in Angola reveal interesting aspects in relation to the early industry of private military corporations. According to my investigation, we encounter clearly problematic characters that were already notorious crooks within the British Army. Georgiou moved to Britain in 1963 b...
But the line of actual events that took place in Angola, involving the two mercenaries, are complicated and definitely exaggerated by the international press of the time. Not because some guys nicknamed the “Shotgun Charlie†and the “Psycho Colonel†were the best of guys but because they were poorly equipped, under-trained, and engaged in t...
In 1976, Costas Georgiou found himself on trial among thirteen fellow mercenaries from Britain, America, and Ireland. They has all been captured by the MPLA and were taken to court in what became known as the Luanda Trial. Lasting for five days between the 11th and the 16th of June, the guilty verdict had been decided before the trial even began. T...
One of the leaders of the mercenaries was Costas Georgiou (the self-styled "Colonel Callan"), who was described by the British journalist Patrick Brogan as a psychopathic killer who personally executed fourteen of his fellow mercenaries for cowardice, and who was extremely brutal to black people. [ 3 ] .
Costas Georgiou (Col Callan) Born in Cyprus in 1951 his family moved to England in 1963. Believed to be a cousin of Charlie Christodoulou (Shotgun Charlie-Captain Charlie) Served in the Parachute Regiment 1st Battalion and was the best all round recruit.
Charles 'Charlie' Christodoulou. (Born 1951 – killed 14th February 1976) Charlie was born in Birmingham England to Greek Cypriot parents. He was also a cousin of Costas Georgiou, who later became known as the infamous 'Colonel Callan', the leader of the British mercenaries fighting for the F.N.L.A. during the Angola war of Independence in ...
Christodoulou, 24, was killed in action on February 14, 1976. Georgiou evaded capture and fled into the jungle to continue fighting. He was eventually captured by the MPLA.
