Operation Reindeer, which began on 4 May 1978, was South Africa's second major military operation in Angola, the first being Operation Savannah. The South...
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Operation Reindeer, which took place on 4 May 1978, was South Africa's second major military operation in Angola during the South African Border War. Operation...
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attacks from Finnish and Norwegian territory. The operation had three stages. In Operation Reindeer (Rentier) German forces advanced from Norway to secure...
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South African Border War (section Operation Reindeer)
in Angola, and the SADF launched Operation Reindeer in May 1978. One controversial development of Operation Reindeer helped sour the international community...
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The reindeer or caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous...
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for Operation Reindeer in May 1978, a coordinated strike on three suspected PLAN training complexes in Angola. For the purposes of this operation, the...
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part of Operation Reindeer during which paratroopers attacked a separate target at Cassinga, some 300 km into Angola. After Operation Reindeer it was decided...
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Sautéed reindeer Santa Claus's reindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer HMS Reindeer, ships of the Royal Navy USS Reindeer, ships of the US Navy Operation Reindeer...
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Hadassah Vocational Education Services. 1953: Hadassah participates in "Operation Reindeer", a U.S. government program to alleviate food shortages within Israel...
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Operation Rentier ('Reindeer') was a German operation during World War II intended to secure the nickel mines around Petsamo in Finland, against a Soviet...
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licence as the Denel GI-2. The Ratel was first tested in combat during Operation Reindeer, a major South African raid on People's Liberation Army of Namibia...
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Battle of Cassinga (category Airborne operations)
major actions of Operation Reindeer during the South African Border War, it was the South African Army's first major air assault operation. Starting in 1976...
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Border War: Operation Savannah (1975) Operation Bruilof (1978) Operation Seiljag (1978) Operation Reindeer (1978) Operation Rekstok (1979) Operation Safraan...
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Reindeer herding is when reindeer are herded by people in a limited area. Currently, reindeer are the only semi-domesticated animal which naturally belong...
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Conducted on 7 March 1979 concurrently with Operation Rekstok; it followed Operation Reindeer and preceded Operation Sceptic. Angolan Civil War Steenkamp, Willem...
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Guard unit. Operation "Reindeer" The 1st Para-Sappers that ever took part in a SADF airborne assault operation were during Operation Reindeer at Cassinga...
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The reindeer (caribou in North America) is a widespread and numerous species in the northern Holarctic, being present in both tundra and taiga (boreal...
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African Defence Force (SADF) invaded Angola as the first part of Operation Reindeer against SWAPO, the Namibian independence guerrilla organization. The...
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troops helped defeat the rebels. In May 1978, South Africa initiated Operation Reindeer, during which an airstrike on a Cuban convoy resulted in the loss...
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Cuban intervention in Angola (redirect from Operation Carlota)
incursions by the SADF occurred in May 1978 (Operation Reindeer), which became South Africa's most controversial operation in Angola. It involved two simultaneous...
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1941.) Operation Reindeer (plan to occupy the mines of Pechengsky) Operation Platinum Fox (plan to capture Murmansk) Sea of Azov Offensive Operation (joint...
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Airborne forces (redirect from Airborne operation)
Angola on 4 May 1978. Conducted as one of the three major actions of Operation Reindeer during the South African Border War, it was the South African Army's...
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: 74 The plan was eventually abandoned and merged into what became Operation Reindeer planned for the 4 May.: 74 Steenkamp, Willem (1989). South Africa's...
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mobilised for evacuating South African paratroops from Angola during Operation Reindeer. In August 1978, the South West African People's Organization sparked...
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launched Operation Barbarossa, invading the Soviet Union. German aircraft used Finnish air bases, and the army launched Operation Reindeer which captured...
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Battalions. On 4 May 1978 South Africa's first major airborne operation (Operation Reindeer) took place. A large group of paratroopers, from 1,2 and 3 Battalions...
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Norway to secure Petsamo at the Finnish-Soviet border as part of Operation Reindeer. They joined Finnish forces on the border of Soviet territory. These...
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Operation Klipklop occurred during the South African Border War between the Republic of South Africa and SWAPO. The operation began at first light on...
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USS Anchorage (LSD-36) (section Operation Desert Storm)
island in the Indian Ocean, Diego Garcia, to be built as a part of Operation Reindeer Station. She left the California coast on 22 February bound for Australia...
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to conduct operations in their "north-western front" and also have a psychological impact by reinforcing the message of Operation Reindeer to SWAPO that...
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