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The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia (then South West Africa), Zambia, and Angola from 26 August 1966 to 21 March 1990.
This List of operations of the South African Border War details the military operations conducted by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War: Operation Savannah (1975) Operation Bruilof (1978) Operation Seiljag (1978) Operation Reindeer (1978) Operation Rekstok (1979) Operation Safraan (1979) Operation Sceptic ...
The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Rhodesian Civil War, Second Chimurenga as well as the Zimbabwe War of Independence, [11] was a civil conflict from July 1964 to December 1979 [n 1] in the unrecognised country of Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe-Rhodesia and now Zimbabwe).
South African special forces carried out a number of combat operations during the Rhodesian Bush War, the South African Border War, and the Mozambican Civil War. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The Special Forces Brigade's current structure [ 11 ] is the result of extensive restructuring related to the integration of the South African National Defence Force ...
1966 – 1990 South African Border War Maximum extent of South African and UNITA operations in Angola and Zambia during the South African Border War. 4 May 1978 Battle of Cassinga; 1975 – present Cabinda War; 1975 – 2002 Angolan Civil War. 27 May 1977 1977 Angolan coup attempt; 14 August 1987 – 23 March 1988 Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
Operation Uric (or Operation Bootlace for the South Africans) was a cross-border raid carried out in Mozambique by operatives of the Rhodesian Security Forces during the Rhodesian Bush War, with combat assistance from the South African Air Force.
South Africa had governed South West Africa under an expired League of Nations mandate since annexing the territory from the German Empire during World War I. [36] In 1966, the South West African Liberation Army (later known as the People's Liberation Army of Namibia ) launched an armed struggle to free the territory from South African rule. [ 37 ]
Operation Savannah was the South African code name for their military incursion into Angola in 1975–1976. It was part of the South African Border War and arose due to the Angolan War of Independence. The operation also materially influenced the subsequent Angolan Civil War. South African forces invaded deep into Angola with the objective of ...