Operation Packer

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Operation Packer was a late-stage South African military operation during the South African Border War, conducted in Angola as part of the broader conflict involving Cuban and Angolan forces.

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Operation Packer canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South African military operation ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Operation Packer (South African Border War) ⓘ
belligerent South African Defence Force ⓘ
conflict South African Border War ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
countryInvolved Angola ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
involved air support ⓘ
armoured units ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ
ground forces ⓘ
location Angola ⓘ
militaryBranch South African Defence Force ⓘ
objective support South African strategic aims in southern Angola ⓘ
opponent Angolan government forces ⓘ
Cuban Armed Forces ⓘ
People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola ⓘ
partOf South African Border War ⓘ
South African military operations in Angola ⓘ
relatedTo Cuban–South African military confrontation in Angola ⓘ
Cuito Cuanavale campaign ⓘ
result continued stalemate in the Angolan theatre ⓘ
strategicContext Cold War in Southern Africa ⓘ
theatre Angolan Civil War ⓘ
timePeriod late stage of the South African Border War ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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South African Border War → significantEvent → Operation Packer ⓘ
South African Border War → notableBattle → Operation Packer ⓘ
subject linked to: Border War
South African Armoured Corps → conflict → Operation Packer ⓘ
Operation Modular → followedBy → Operation Packer ⓘ
Operation Hooper → followedBy → Operation Packer ⓘ