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 The South African operation consisted of an assault by 2 South African Infantry Battalion on two South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) base complexes, Chetequera and Dombondola, near to the then-South-West Africa/Angola border; an assault by the elite 32 Battalion on SWAPO's Omepepa-Namuidi-Henhombe base complex around 20 km east of Chetequera; and finally, the attack the operation is most known for — a controversial airborne assault by paratroopers on Cassinga, a refugee camp and SWAPO's regional headquarters, 260 km inside Angola. The operation ended on 10 May 1978.
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Operation Roll of Honour (A Work In Progress - please send more details) |
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| 1978 | 71384234BT | Backhouse E.J., Rfn | 1978/05/04 | 3 Parachute Battalion | South African Army |
| 1978 | 74411950BG | Bridgeman T.M., Cpl | 1978/05/04 | 61 Mechanised Battalion Group; 2 South African Infantry Battalion Group; 2 Special Service Battalion | South African Army |
| 1978 | 70510813BT | De Waal J.C. , Rfn | 1978/05/04 | 2 Parachute Battalion | South African Army |
| 1978 | 65383390BT | Human A.P., Rfn | 1978/05/04 | 3 Parachute Battalion | South African Army |
| 1978 | 68546134BT | Kaplan M., Rfn | 1978/05/04 | 2 Parachute Battalion | South African Army |
| 1978 | 74560475BG | Truebody H.C. , Cpl | 1978/05/04 | 2 Special Service Battalion; 61 Mechanised Battalion Group | South African Army |
| 1978 | 76901636SP | Kaquarta B.., Rfn | 1978/05/06 | 32 Battalion | South African Army |
| 1978 | 74540378PE | Theron C.J., Sgt | 1978/06/06 | 32 Battalion | South African Army |
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