The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale was fought intermittently between 14 August 1987 and 23 March 1988, south and east of Cuito Cuanavale, Angola, by the People's...

Cuito Cuanavale, occasionally spelt Kuito Kuanavale or Kwito Kwanavale, is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango (Kuando-Kubango) province in Angola...

campaign that followed entailed a series of engagements known collectively as the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Prior to 1987, the South African government...

This operation forms part of what became known as the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Operation Packer was a continuation of Operation Hooper, using fresh...

part of what has come to be called the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The Cubans' objective was securing the town of Cuito Cuanavale on the west of the river...

the South African Border War. It formed part of what has come to be called the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The Angolan objective was to advance south-east...

had remained in brigade strength east of Cuito Cuanavale at the end of April 1988 and the eventual withdrawal of all South African military units from...

(1975-76), and Operation Sceptic (1980). The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale (1987-1988) was the largest land battle in Africa since the Second World War. After the...

by the People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Their ability to bombard a target and change positions...

ensuing Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. After the indecisive results of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, Fidel Castro claimed that the increased cost of continuing...

Forces of Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) offensive against UNITA, which was still supported by South Africa, leading to the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the...

killed during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, making that engagement of enormous symbolic importance, as it was the largest single loss of life in MK's history...

where Cuba directed a joint Angolan/Soviet/Cuban force in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. More recently, the party has sought to support Pink Tide leaders...

1981 and 1984, and again from 1987 to 1988, culminating in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The South African Border War was closely linked to the Angolan...

Moduler (1987), Lead up to the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale Operation Hooper (1988), Part of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale The Cubans opened a second front...

support of FAPLA operations during its lengthy military intervention in Angola. Cuban and FAPLA M-46s were used most notably during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale...

ground assault during August 1986 on the FAPLA town and airbase at Cuito Cuanavale.: 227  Originally the plan called for a night attack by 32 Battalion...

technique very effectively in Angola against Cuban forces in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale.[citation needed] Trained by the German Bundeswehr, the Ukrainians...

T-55 was favoured for combat duty, and during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale only a single battalion of Cuban T-62s took part in the fighting. The Cuban...

October 1987 during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. This was the first time that such a system had fallen into possession of non-Warsaw Pact forces, giving...

25 November 1987, after hearing representations from the People's Republic of Angola, the council recalled resolutions 387 (1976), 428 (1978), 447 (1979)...

by the presence of large numbers of Cuban troops in Angola. In 1976 and again in 1988 at the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, the Cubans alongside their MPLA...

the town was held for many years by South Africa. At the end of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale the Fidel Castro 50th Brigade moved in and started harassing...

April 1988; one was retrieved by the Cubans and taken to the town of Cuito Cuanavale: 338  and the other two remain to this day in the Angolan bush. Another...

ending with the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale in Cuando Cubango province from January 13 to March 23, 1988. This was the largest conventional battle in Africa since...

South African advances, leading to the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale from 13 January to 23 March, the largest battle in African history since World War II...

man-portable air-defense systems, MiG-21s were instrumental during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale; Cuban pilots became accustomed to flying up to three sorties...

guidance for the South African Defence Force during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, the last battle of the South African Border War. The UAVs also conducted...

which photographs would be taken before turning away. During the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, Mirage IIIRZ pilots carried out mock sorties over enemy positions...

MPLA's base at Cuito Cuanavale in Cuando Cubango province from January 13 to March 23, [1988], in the second largest battle in the history of Africa, after...