Provincial_organization_of_volunteers_and_civil_defence
The provincial organization of volunteers and civil defence (Portuguese: organização provincial de voluntários e defesa civil) or OPVDC was a former militia type force in each of the Portuguese Overseas provinces. There were three such organizations, raised by the Portuguese Government, in their overseas provinces of Angola, Mozambique and Timor.
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The OPVDC had the tasks of auxiliary internal security force and civil defense organization, under the authority of the governor of the province. The OPVDC of Angola and Mozambique were engaged in the Portuguese Colonial War as auxiliary forces of the Portuguese Armed Forces.
The OPVDC had analogous functions of those of Portuguese Legion that existed in the European Portugal and - despite foreseen - never expanded to the Portuguese Overseas territories.