Part of the Simba rebellion during the Congo Crisis
Date
27 September 1965 – July 1966 (c. 10 months)
Location
Eastern Congo (mainly Kivu and Katanga)
Result
Democratic Republic of the Congo victory
Belligerents
Democratic Republic of the Congo Belgium[1][2] United States[1][3][4] Banyamulenge militias
Simba rebels
Kabila-Massengo faction
Rwandan exile groups Cuba
Commanders and leaders
Eustache Kakudji Roger Hardenne Louis Bobozo Mike Hoare Jordy McKay James M. Hawes
Laurent-Désiré Kabila Idelphonse Massengo Che Guevara Víctor Dreke
Units involved
Armée Nationale Congolaise (ANC)
5 Commando
6 Commando
9 Commando
Codoki Commando
5 Infantry Battalion
8 Infantry Battalion
13 Infantry Battalion
14 Infantry Battalion
Kongolo Battalion
CIA
"Makasi" pilots
Movimiento Recuperación Revolucionaria
"Armée Populaire de Libération"
Eastern Front
Cuban advisors
Strength
c. 2,400
Thousands of rebels c. 123–200 Cubans
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t
e
Congo Crisis
Force Publique mutinies
Secession crisis
Katanga
South Kasai
Invasion
Congo-Stanleyville
UN intervention
Rum Punch
Niemba ambush
Battle of Kabalo
Jadotville
UNOKAT
Camp Massart
Grandslam
Kindu atrocity
Port Francqui incident
Kanyarwanda War
Kwilu rebellion
Simba rebellion
Dragon Rouge
Dragon Noir
White Giant
Violettes Imperiales
South
Other major events
Dissolution of the Lumumba Government
Torture and killing of Lumumba
Death of Dag Hammarskjöld
Operation South (French: Opération Sud) (September 1965 – July 1966) was a military offensive conducted by the forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Kivu against insurgents during the Simba rebellion. It was carried out by the DR Congo's regular military, the Armée Nationale Congolaise (ANC), mercenaries, and various foreign soldiers employed by Belgium and the United States. The operation aimed at destroying the remaining Simba strongholds and ending the rebellion. Though the insurgents were supported by allied Communist Cubans under Che Guevara and Rwandan exile groups, the operation resulted in the conquest of most rebel-held areas and effectively shattered the Simba insurgents.
^ abHudson 2012, Chapter: Operation South and Che Guevara.
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