South African heliborne attack on a SWAPO military camp in the 1960s
Battle of Ongulumbashe
Part of the South African Border War
Date
26 August 1966
Location
Ongulumbashe, South West Africa
Ongulumbashe
Battle of Ongulumbashe (Namibia)
15°7′3″S16°5′11″E / 15.11750°S 16.08639°E / -15.11750; 16.08639 (SWAPO Base at Cassinga)
Result
South African victory
Belligerents
South Africa
SWAPO
Commanders and leaders
Jan Blaauw Pat Dillon
Unknown
Units involved
SADF SAP
SWAPO
Strength
42 paratroops and police 7 Alouette III helicopters
17 Insurgents
Casualties and losses
None
2 killed 1 wounded 8 captured
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South African Border War
1960s
Blouwildebees
1970s
Alcora Exercise
Savannah
Quifangondo
Seiljag
Bruilof
Reindeer
Cassinga
Rekstok
Saffraan
1980s
Sceptic
Klipklop
Wishbone
Beanbag
Konyn
Protea
Daisy
Kerslig
Super
Mebos
Phoenix
Skerwe
Karton
Dolfyn
Klinker
Askari
Nobilis
Gaborone
Boswilger
Egret
Argon
Magneto
Wallpaper
Cerebus
Abrasion
Southern Cross
Alpha Centauri
Cuito Cuanavale
Moduler
Hooper
Packer
Firewood
Excite/Hilti
Oshakati Bombing
Prone
Displace
Merlyn
The Battle of Ongulumbashe (also known as Operation Blouwildebees) was an armed confrontation between the South African Defence Force (SADF)/ South African Police (SAP) and the South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) at Ongulumbashe in northern South West Africa (today Namibia). Though SWAPO had already carried out several attacks in 1965 and early 1966, the battle marked the first time that elements of the South African security forces directly clashed with SWAPO insurgents and is considered to be the start of the South African Border War.[1]: 44
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