Operation Miracle (Rhodesia)
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Operation Miracle, or the Battle of Mavonde, was a military raid in 1979 by the Rhodesian Security Forces (RSF) against ZANLA guerrilla bases in Mozambique towards the end of the Rhodesian Bush War. ZANLA put up stiff resistance, although at the cost of many losses with as many as hundreds dead. The tactical success of the RSF did not lead to the expected strategic changes but did result in a decisive tactical victory with few losses.
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Operation Miracle (or the Battle of Mavonde) | |||||||
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Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga) | |||||||
Eland-90 armoured cars of the Rhodesian Armoured Corps | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Zimbabwe Rhodesia |
ZANLA FRELIMO | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Gen Peter Walls Lt. Col Ron Reid-Daly Capt. Richard Passaportis Gp Cap. Norman Walsh |
Solomon Mujuru Paradzai Zimondi Josiah Tungamirai | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
| Mavonde base | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
100 Selous Scouts 100 RLI 6 Eland Mk 6 Armoured cars 20 Unimogs 1 (Pig) Armoured Command car 4 Canberras 4 Hawker Hunters 4 Alouette III (1 K-Car) (3 G-Cars) several Impala (ZANLA claims) |
6,000 4 tanks 2 FNLM Katyusha rocket launchers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
8 killed 3 wounded 1 Canberra and 1 Hawker Hunter shot down 1 Alouette III crashed |
ZANLA: ~300 Frelimo: 1 tank destroyed (Rhodesian claim) |
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