Operation Wallpaper
1980s South African Defence Force military operation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Wallpaper (aka Operation Weldmesh)[1] was a military operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War.[2]
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Operation Wallpaper | |
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Part of the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War | |
Location | Angola |
Objective | Protection of Mavinga |
Date | 7 September - 6 October 1985 |
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SADF and National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) forces defeated a coalition of Cuban and People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) troops, fighting on behalf of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), in September 1985 around Mavinga. The SADF victory later helped UNITA militants defeat the MPLA troops in the Battle of Lomba River I.[2]