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Operation Yodel
	Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga)
	Chirundu Operation Yodel (Zimbabwe)
Date	13-25 September 1966
Location	Chirundu, Rhodesia
Result	Rhodesian victory
Belligerents
Rhodesia	ZANLA (ZANU)
Commanders and leaders
Cap. Richard E.H. "Dick" Lockley; Lt Garth Barrett; Lt. Trevor Desfountain	Unknown
Units involved
Rhodesian Army RLI; BSAP	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	15
Casualties and losses
1 wounded	14 killed; 1 captured

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A map. See description — The RLI's "first proper contact"; Operation *Yodel*, September 1966

Operation Yodel was an operation launched by the Rhodesian security forces on the 13th September 1966 in response to an attack on civilians executed by communist insurgents who crossed over the border from Zambia into Rhodesia.^[1]

References

^ Binda, Alexandre (2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. pp. 52–54. ISBN 978-1-920143-07-7.

Biography

Binda, Alexandre (2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. ISBN 978-1-920143-07-7. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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[1] Binda, Alexandre (2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. pp. 52–54. ISBN 978-1-920143-07-7.

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