A United Nations (UN) eight wheel LAV (light armoured vehicle) attached to OGL (Observer Group ...

Accession Number P02113.003
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Place made Lebanon
Date made c. October 1986
Conflict Period 1980-1989
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Description

A United Nations (UN) eight wheel LAV (light armoured vehicle) attached to OGL (Observer Group Lebanon). A flag flies from the top of the vehicle and a United Nations Military Observer (UNMO) is sitting in the turret. Another UNMO is sitting in an open hatch at the front. OGL, a multinational UN peacekeeping force, is a unit of UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization) under the operational control of Force Commander UNIFIL (UN Interim Force in Lebanon).