This List of operations of the South African Border War details the
military operation
A military operation is the coordinated military actions of a state, or a non-state actor, in response to a developing situation. These actions are designed as a military plan to resolve the situation in the state or actor's favor. Operations ...
s conducted by the
South African Defence Force
The South African Defence Force (SADF) (Afrikaans: ''Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag'') comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1957 until 1994. Shortly before the state reconstituted itself as a republic in 1961, the former Union Defence F ...
during the
South African Border War
The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia (then South West Africa), Zambia, and Ango ...
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Operation Savannah (1975)
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Operation Bruilof
Operation Bruilof ( en, Operation Wedding) was a planned military operation in 1978 by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War.
Background
The operation was planned for May 1978, to be conduct ...
(1978)
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Operation Seiljag
Operation Seiljag was a South African 32 Battalion search and destroy campaign conducted against the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) from November 1976 to March 1977, during the South African Border War. It was carried out from Novemb ...
(1978)
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Operation Reindeer
Operation Reindeer, which began on 4 May 1978, was South Africa's second major military operation in Angola, carried out under the Apartheid regime, the first being Operation Savannah.
The South African operation consisted of an assault by 2 S ...
(1978)
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Operation Rekstok (1979)
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Operation Safraan (1979)
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Operation Sceptic
Operation Sceptic (June 1980) was the largest anti-South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) sweep during the South African Border War up to that point. The operation was also known as Smokeshell though this was the codename for the Peo ...
(Smokeshell) (1980)
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Operation Vastrap (July 1980)
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Operation Klipklop
Operation Klipklop occurred during the South African Border War between the Republic of South Africa and SWAPO. The operation began at first light on the 30 July 1980 when South African forces attacked SWAPO facilities in Angola. The objective ...
(1980)
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Operation Winter (1980)
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Operation Wishbone SAAF Operation (December 1980)
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Operation Vasbyt (1981)
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Operation Konyn (1981)
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Operation Carnation (1981)
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Operation Protea (1981)
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Operation Daisy
Operation Daisy was a military operation conducted from November 1–20, 1981 by the South African Defence Force and South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) in Angola during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War. This conflict ...
(1981)
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Operation Kerslig (1981)
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Operation Rekstok III SAAF Operation (March 1982)
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Operation Super (1982)
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Operation Meebos (1982)
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Operation Bravo (Angola) SAAF Operation (October 1982)
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Operation Maanskyn SAAF Operation (1983)
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Operation Drama (1983)
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Operation Phoenix (South Africa) (1983)
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Operation Skerwe SAAF Operation (1983)
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Operation Dolfyn (1983)
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Operation Karton (1983)
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Operation Klinker (1983)
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Operation Askari
Operation Askari was a military operation during 1983 in Angola by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the South African Border War.
Background
Operation Askari, launched on 6 December 1983, was the SADF's sixth large-scale cro ...
(1983)
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Operation Nobilis (1984)
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Operation Gordel (1984)
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Operation Kabul (1985)
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Operation Salamander (1985)
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Operation Boswilger (1985)
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Operation Egret (1985)
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Operation Argon
Operation Argon (sometimes denoted simply as ''Operation Cabinda'') was an unsuccessful military operation carried out by South African special forces in May 1985 with the objective of destroying six fuel storage tanks at Malongo in Angola's ...
(1985)
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Operation Magneto (1985)
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Operation Wallpaper (1985)
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Operation Cerebus (1985)
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Operation Abrasion (1985)
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Operation Southern Cross (1986)
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Operation Alpha Centauri (1986)
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Operation Moduler
Operation Moduler (sometimes incorrectly called "Modular") was a military operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the South African Border War. It formed part of what has come to be called the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The An ...
(1987)
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Operation Firewood (1987)
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Operation Hooper
Operation Hooper was a military operation in 1987-88 by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the South African Border War. This operation forms part of what has come to be called the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The Cubans' objective was se ...
(1988)
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Operation Packer
Operation Packer was a military operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War from March to April 1988. This operation forms part of what became known as the Battle of Cuito Cuanaval ...
(1988)
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Operation Excite/Hilti (1988)
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Operation Prone
Operation Prone was a proposed military operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War between May and September 1988. With the advan ...
(1988)
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Operation Vuiswys (1988)
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Operation Displace
Operation Displace was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War. It involved maintaining the illusion that the SADF had remained in brigade strength east of Cuito Cuanava ...
(1988)
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Operation Merlyn
Operation Merlyn (aka The Nine Day War) was a military operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF), South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) and South West African Police (SWAPOL) during the South African Border War and Angolan Civi ...
(1989)
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Operation Linger (1989)
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Operation Agree (1989)
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South African Border Wars
Military operations involving South Africa