Operation Motorman
1972 British operation in Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the unrelated ICO investigation, see Operation Motorman (ICO investigation).
Operation Motorman was a large operation carried out by the British Army (HQ Northern Ireland) in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The operation took place in the early hours of 31 July 1972 with the aim of retaking the "no-go areas" (areas controlled by residents,[1] including Irish republican paramilitaries) that had been established in Belfast and other urban centres. In Derry, Operation Carcan (or Car Can), initially proposed as a separate operation, was executed as part of Motorman.[2]
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Planned by | Major-General Robert Ford |
Objective | Retake republican-controlled areas |
Date | 04:00, 31 July 1972 (+01:00) (1972-07-31T04:00+01:00) |
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Outcome | British victory
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