THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE AND OPERATION HOOPER, SOUTHEAST ANGOLA, DECEMBER 1987 TO MARCH 1988

THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE AND OPERATION HOOPER, SOUTHEAST ANGOLA, DECEMBER 1987 TO MARCH 1988

The South African Defence Force (SADF) supported UNITA during Operation Modular (June to December 1987) to stop an extensive FAPLA offensive, known as Operation Saludando a Octubre (‘Salute October’). FAPLA and its Cuban–Russian allies intended to eliminate the ‘UNITA problem’ once and for all, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gerhard JJ Oosthuizen
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2014-11-01
Series:Scientia Militaria
Subjects:
South African Defence Force
SADF
Operation Modular
FAPLA
Operation Hooper
SADF–UNITA alliance
Military operations
Unita–RSA forces
Southeast Angola
Battle defences
FAPLA forces
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
Angolan armed forces
People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola
Online Access:http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1095

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