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Military of Macau under Portuguese rule
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Prior to the handover, Portugal had limited military personnel in Macau; the last major military presence was in 1974. During World War II, the Portuguese had:
- infantry company - 1st Light Mozambique and 2nd Light Mozambique
- 1 artillery company
- 1 heavy machine-gun company
- 2 native companies
- 1 depot section
- 1 gunboat
- 497 men - 22 officers, 35 NCO's and 440 soldiers, including 224 native soldiers
Other installations included:
- Fortress of St. Paul of Monte or Monte Fort 1616-1762
- Barra Fort - once had 22 cannons
- San Francisco Barracks 1864
- Fort Mong Ha 1864-1960s
The naval station in Macau was part of the Far East Fleet.
Portuguese naval ships stationed in Macau:
- cruiser Rainha De Amelia
- cruiser Vasco da Gama
- gunboat Patria
- small shallow-draught gunboat Macau
A naval air station was established in 1927 with limited equipment:
- Fairey IIID
- 4 Hawker Osprey floatplanes
- Avro 626
- Grumman G-21B
Commanders in Macau
- Navy Commander Gabriel Mauricio Teixeira 1941-1945
- Chief of Staff: Major Carlos da Silva Carvalho
No Portuguese troops had been stationed in Macau since the Carnation Revolution in 1974.