List of operations of the South African Border War
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This List of operations of the South African Border War details the military operation
s conducted by the South African Defence Force
during the South African Border War
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Military operation
Military operation is the coordinated military actions of a state in response to a developing situation. These actions are designed as a military plan to resolve the situation in the state's favor. Operations may be of combat or non-combat types, and are referred to by a code name for the purpose...
s conducted by the South African Defence Force
South African Defence Force
The South African Defence Force was the South African armed forces from 1957 until 1994. The former Union Defence Force was renamed to the South African Defence Force in the Defence Act of 1957...
during the South African Border War
South African Border War
The South African Border War, commonly referred to as the Angolan Bush War in South Africa, was a conflict that took place from 1966 to 1989 in South-West Africa and Angola between South Africa and its allied forces on the one side and the Angolan government, South-West Africa People's...
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- Operation SavannahOperation Savannah (Angola)Operation Savannah was the name given to the South African Defence Force's 1975–1976 covert intervention in the Angolan Civil War.-Background:...
(1975) - Operation BruilofOperation BruilofOperation Bruilof was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War.Taking place in 1978, the operation was conducted by Battle Group Juliet...
(1978) - Operation SeiljagOperation SeiljagOperation Seiljag was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War.Taking place in 1978, the operation was conducted by 32 Battalion in the central part of the operational area in order to flush out South-West Africa People's...
(1978) - Operation ReindeerOperation ReindeerOperation Reindeer, which took place on 4 May 1978, was South Africa's second major military operation in Angola, the first being Operation Savannah....
(1978) - Operation RekstokOperation RekstokOperation Rekstok was a series of South African raids into southern Angola in March 1979 during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War. Operating from Ovamboland, SADF forces entered Angola and attacked SWAPO bases at Mongua, Oncocua, Henhombe and Heque...
(1979) - Operation SafraanOperation SafraanOperation Safraan was a series of South African Defence Force raids from the Caprivi Strip area during the South African Border War. South African forces entered south-western Zambia attacking PLAN bases. These bases were found to have been vacated but the facilities were destroyed disrupting...
(1979) - Operation ScepticOperation ScepticOperation Sceptic was the largest anti-SWAPO sweep during the South African Border War up to that point. This operation followed Operation Safraan and preceded Operation Klipklop.-External links:*...
(Smokeshell) (1980) - Operation Vastrap (July 1980)
- Operation KlipklopOperation KlipklopOperation Klipklop occurred during the Bush War between the Republic of South Africa and SWAPO.The operation began at first light on the 30th July 1980 when South African forces attack enemy facilities in Angola...
(1980) - Operation Vasbyt (1981)
- Operation Konyn (1981)
- Operation Carnation (1981)
- Operation ProteaOperation ProteaOperation Protea was a military operation during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War in which South African Defence Forces destroyed a number SWAPO bases in Angola. During the operation, which took place from August 23 to September 4, 1981, up to 5,000 SADF soldiers occupied Cunene...
(1981) - Operation DaisyOperation DaisyOperation Daisy was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War.After the conclusion of Operation Protea, a South-West Africa People's Organisation regional headquarters at Chitequeta, located at in south-eastern Angola was...
(1981) - Operation Kerslig (1981)
- Operation SuperOperation SuperOperation Super was a military confrontation during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War in March 1982 to prevent SWAPO guerrillas infiltrating into South West Africa through the Kaokoveld from a location near the abandoned Portuguese town of Iona in the Angolan province of...
(1982) - Operation Meebos (1982)
- Operation Drama (1983)
- Operation Phoenix (1983)
- Operation AskariOperation AskariOperation Askari was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War....
(1983) - Operation Boswilger (1985)
- Operation Egret (1985)
- Operation Argon (1985)
- Operation WallpaperOperation WallpaperOperation Wallpaper was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War....
- Operation Alpha CentauriOperation Alpha CentauriOperation Alpha Centauri was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War....
(1986) - Operation ModularOperation ModularOperation Modular was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War. It formed part of what has come to be called the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale....
(1987) - Operation HooperOperation HooperOperation Hooper was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War. This operation forms part of what has come to be called the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale....
(1988) - Operation PackerOperation PackerOperation Packer was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War. This operation forms part of what became known as the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale....
(1988) - Operation ProneOperation ProneOperation Prone was a 1988 military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War....
(1988) - Operation Vuiswys (1988)
- Operation DisplaceOperation DisplaceOperation Displace was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War. It involved the withdrawal of all South African military units from south-eastern Angola during 1989.-See also:...
(1989) - Operation Linger (1989)
- Operation Agree (1989)