Battle of Cassinga information

The Battle of Cassinga also known as the Cassinga Raid or Kassinga Massacre was a controversial South African airborne attack on a South West Africa People's...

Cassinga or Kassinga is a town and commune in the municipality of Jamba, province of Huíla, Angola. It is situated on an old and important two-track road...

Cassinga Day is a national public holiday in Namibia remembering the Cassinga Massacre. Commemorated annually on 4 May, the date "remembers those (approximately...

military history, the Battle of Cassinga, a raid carried out against SWAPO insurgents. Despite his rank, Viljoen was present during the battle, offering what...

20 km east of Chetequera; and finally, the attack the operation is most known for — a controversial airborne assault by paratroopers on Cassinga, a refugee...

first chief of the NDF was Lieutenant-General Dimo Hamaambo. He was previously the leader of PLAN, and a survivor of the Battle of Cassinga. Lieutenant-General...

Border War including the Battle of Cassinga. During the Force Intervention Brigade operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an FAC called 27...

the Battle of Cassinga in 1978, being employed in repeated strikes upon armoured vehicles, including enemy tanks, and to cover the withdrawal of friendly...

and survived the Battle of Cassinga during the conflict with the South African Army. Kamaya was appointed to the National Assembly of Namibia in 2003,...

from 1966 to 1989. Their best known action was the controversial Battle of Cassinga in 1978. The unit's nickname "Parabat" is a portmanteau derived from...

that he now agreed to the principle of majority rule, but did not define what he meant by this. Battle of Cassinga Operation Dingo Moorcraft, Paul L.;...

Press. pp. 289–291. ISBN 978-0-927104-00-5. McWilliams, Mike (2011). Battle for Cassinga: South Africa's Controversial Cross-Border Raid, Angola 1978. Solihull:...

[citation needed] The T-34-85 tanks participated in Angola including the Battle of Cassinga where a Cuban mechanized battalion with T-34 tanks, and BTR-152 armoured...

"Democratic Republic of Afghanistan" is proclaimed, under pro-communist leader Nur Muhammad Taraki. May 4 The Battle of Cassinga occurs in southern Angola...

(SADF-terminology: Battle of Cassinga) over 600 people were killed, including some women and children. In addition, up to 150 Cubans of a unit rushing to...

Military History (3rd ed.). Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 9781848845220. Battle of Cassinga Operation Eland Air Rhodesia Flight 825...

but also a refugee camp. Cassinga was attacked by air on 4 May 1978 by the South African Defence Force in the Battle of Cassinga. Hamaambo barely escaped...

The Battle of Ongulumbashe (also known as Operation Blouwildebees) was an armed confrontation between the South African Defence Force (SADF)/ South African...

In 1978, led the SADF air assault on Cassinga, and has continued to the present day to contest opposing versions of the event in the press. He became senior...

INTERACTION ON THE MATIE CAMPUS: THE 'BATTLE OF WILGENHOF', 1957". Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. 37 (2): 82. "The SADF:...

Ompundja in Oshana Region. As a refugee in 1978, she survived the Battle of Cassinga, a South African airborne attack on SWAPO across the border in Angola...

Operation Reindeer during which paratroopers attacked a separate target at Cassinga, some 300 km into Angola. After Operation Reindeer it was decided to establish...

Alexander, Edward (July 2003). The Cassinga Raid (MA Thesis) (PDF). Alexander, McGill (2000). Hostage in Taipei: A True Story of Forgiveness and Hope. Greeley...

This list of battles is organized geographically, by country in its present territory. Battle of Richmond Hill – 1795 – Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars (Australian...

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