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Operation Yodel
	Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga)
	Chirundu Operation Yodel (Zimbabwe)
Date	13 – 25 September 1966
Location	Chirundu, Rhodesia
Result	Rhodesian victory
Belligerents
Rhodesia	ZANLA (ZANU)
Commanders and leaders
Cap. Richard E.H. "Dick" Lockley; Lt. Garth Barrett; Lt. Trevor Desfountain	Unknown
Units involved
Rhodesian Army RLI; BSAP	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	15 cadres
Casualties and losses
1 wounded	14 killed; 1 captured

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A map. See description — The RLI's "first proper contact"; Operation *Yodel*, September 1966

Operation Yodel was an operation launched by the Rhodesian Security Forces on 13 September 1966 in response to an attack on civilians executed by communist insurgents who crossed over the border from Zambia into Rhodesia.^[1]

References

^ Binda, Alexandre (2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. pp. 52–54. ISBN 978-1-920143-07-7.

Biography

Binda, Alexandre (2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. ISBN 978-1-920143-07-7.

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[1] Binda, Alexandre (2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. pp. 52–54. ISBN 978-1-920143-07-7.

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-|date        = 13-25 September 1966
+|date       =13 – 25 September 1966
-|place= [[Chirundu, Zimbabwe|Chirundu]], Rhodesia
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+|combatant2 ={{flagicon image|Flag of ZANU-PF.svg}} [[Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army|ZANLA]] ([[Zimbabwe African National Union|ZANU]])
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+|commander1 ={{flagicon|Rhodesia|1964}} Cap. Richard E.H. "Dick" Lockley<br />{{flagicon|Rhodesia|1964}} Lt. Garth Barrett<br />{{flagicon|Rhodesia|1964}} Lt. Trevor Desfountain
-{{flagicon|Rhodesia}} [[Lieutenant]] Garth Barrett
-{{flagicon|Rhodesia}} [[Lieutenant]] Trevor Desfountain
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+|units1     ={{flagicon image|Rhodesian Army flag late 1970s.png|23px}} [[Rhodesian Army]]
+*[[Rhodesian Light Infantry|RLI]]
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-Wounded
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+[[File:NyakasangaMap25September1966.png|thumb|right|The RLI's "first proper contact"; Operation ''Yodel'', September 1966|alt=A map. See description]]
-'''Operation Yodel''' was a operation launched by the Rhodesian security forces on the 13th September 1966 in response to an attack on civilians executed by communist insurgents who crossed over the border from Zambia into Rhodesia.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry |last=Binda |first=Alexandre |location=Johannesburg |publisher=30° South Publishers |date=2008 |isbn=978-1-920143-07-7 |pages=52–54}}</ref>
+'''Operation Yodel''' was an operation launched by the [[Rhodesian Security Forces]] on 13 September 1966 in response to an attack on civilians executed by communist insurgents who crossed over the border from Zambia into Rhodesia.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry |last=Binda |first=Alexandre |location=Johannesburg |publisher=30° South Publishers |date=2008 |isbn=978-1-920143-07-7 |pages=52–54}}</ref>
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+{{Reflist}}
+===Biography===
+*{{cite book |title=The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry |last=Binda |first=Alexandre |location=Johannesburg |publisher=30° South Publishers |date=2008 |isbn=978-1-920143-07-7 }}
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+[[Category:Battles and operations of the Rhodesian Bush War|Yodel]]
-[[Category:Conflicts in 1966]]
+[[Category:Conflicts in 1966|Yodel]]
+[[Category:September 1966 events in Africa]]
+[[Category:1966 in Rhodesia]]
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