During the morning an RLI mine laying team in a helicopter from Mabalauta forward base was fired on by a Pafuri detachment near Salane. An air strike by lynx was requested and the 'Pafurians' were silenced. (Operation Uric). The Rhodesian mine planting efforts...
Post Timelines
2 Sep 1979 Maxaila
The RLI mine laying teams began their tasks. Air movement from Rhodesia to the admin box consisted in transportation of water, rations, food, ammunition and fuel. 4 vehicles were seen heading for Maxaila. The most significant event of the day was electronic jamming...
18 Sep 1972 Mueda
FRELIMO shoots down a Harvard T-6 during the Mueda attack.
23 Jan 1974 Inhaminga
FRELIMO attacks the Inhaminga barracks. The army fails to capture any of the attackers.
3 Jan 1974 Inhaminga
FRELIMO attacks the water pump of the Inhaminga Administration.
17 Aug 1973 Inhaminga
A vehicle with DGS agents is shot at by FRELIMO 80 km south of Inhaminga.
16 Aug 1973 Massandze
FRELIMO in Massandze attacks two army trucks with Portuguese soldiers, three Portuguese army soldiers are injured.
28 Feb 1974 Negomano
AT 04h30 about 150 FRELIMO launch an attack on the base at Negomano, firing small arms fire, 82mm mortars, recoilless rifle and 122mm rockets at the barracks.
14 Jul 1971 Nangade
Operation "ORIENTE ORANGE" began, and was carried out in two phases: Operation "LIGHT ORANGE" , a resupply column from Nangade to Palma, and Operation "DARK ORANGE", transport of paratroopers from Nangade-Pundanhar and return to Nangade. This Operation was carried out...
12 Nov 1987 Cunzumbia River
12 November during Operation Moduler had the SADF and UNITA soldiers resting and replenishing, with the South Africans now becoming short of mechanical spares and consumables. The SADF logistics network was hindered by the distance between South Africa and the battle...
11 Nov 1987
11 November - Operation Moduler. The plan called for three attacks. Combat Group Bravo would keep 21 and 59 Brigades engaged while Combat Group Alpha would engage 16 Brigade positions from the north-east, drawing the tanks away in a diversionary move. It would then...
10 Nov 1987 Cunzumbia River
10 November saw Combat Group Charlie (Operation Moduler) resting in a position 15 km east of the Cunzumbia River. At round 15h00, Combat Group Charlie resumed its attack on 16 Brigade but at last light was unsuccessful after being slowed by MiG bombing attacks,...
9 Nov 1987 Cunzumbia River
Operation Modular Phase 2. The attack began at 01h00 with Combat Group Alpha moving to position themselves to the south of 16 Brigade, while Combat Group Charlie started to move to its positions north at 04h00. SADF mortar and artillery began to shell the enemy while...
11 Oct 1987 Cuito River
Angolan MiGs patrolled the skies above the South African units on 11 October and launched sporadic attacks but no damage or casualties are recorded.
8 Nov 1987 Viposto
During 8 November SADF artillery shelled every possible target and reported movement. A small convoy left Viposto apparently making for the Vimpulo, but it was immediately shelled and several vehicles were set on fire, bringing it to a stop. This was probably the...
7 Nov 1987 Cuito Cuanavale
FAPLA's 59 Brigade was instructed to provide 21 Brigade with 3000 litres of diesel fuel, 2000 litres of petrol, a tanker with lubricants, three BRDMs and two BTR-60s. The 21 Brigade battalion that had deployed in search of the artillery, was brought back to rejoin the...