Operation Yodel

Operation Yodel
	Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga)
Date	13-25 September 1966
Location	Chirundu, Rhodesia
Result	Rhodesian victory
Belligerents
Rhodesia	ZANLA (ZANU)
Commanders and leaders
Captain R. E. H. "Dick" Lockley Lieutenant Garth Barrett Lieutenant Trevor Desfountain	Unknown
Units involved
Rhodesia: BSAP Rhodesian Army Rhodesian Light Infantry;	ZANLA: Unknown
Strength
Rhodesia: Unknown	ZANLA: 15 Men
Casualties and losses
Rhodesia: 1 Wounded	ZANLA: All captured or killed

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.^[1]

References

^ 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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[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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