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Latest revision as of 15:01, 12 December 2024
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| Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga) | |||||||
  Chirundu Operation Yodel (Zimbabwe) | |||||||
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 Rhodesia |
 ZANLA (ZANU) | ||||||
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Cap. Richard E.H. "Dick" Lockley Lt. Garth Barrett Lt. Trevor Desfountain |
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 BSAP | Unknown | ||||||
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| Unknown | 15 cadres | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 wounded |
14 killed 1 captured | ||||||
Operation Yodel was an operation launched by the Rhodesian Security Forces on 13 September 1966 in response to an attack on civilians executed by communist insurgents who crossed over the border from Zambia into Rhodesia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Binda, Alexandre (2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. pp. 52–54. ISBN 978-1-920143-07-7.
Biography
[edit]- Binda, Alexandre (2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. ISBN 978-1-920143-07-7.
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