Operation Dingo
| Operation Dingo Chimoio massacre | |||||||
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| Part of the Rhodesian Bush War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Rhodesia | ZANLA | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ian Smith Lt. Gen Peter Walls Maj. Brian Robinson (Ground Force Commander) Gp Cap. Norman Walsh (Director of Air Operations) |
Robert Mugabe Edgar Tekere Josiah Tongogara Rex Nhongo | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| RhAF | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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200 soldiers 9 Hunter fighter-bombers 6 Vampire fighter-bombers 6 Canberra light bombers 10 Alouette III helicopters (K-Car with 20mm cannon) 11 Alouette III G-Car (one as command helicopter) 3 DC-3C Dakota (Paradak) | 8,000–10,000 inhabitants; refugees + guerrillas + ZANLA political/civil elements | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 killed 6 wounded 1 Vampire crashed 1 fighter-bomber crashed | 1,200 to 3,000 killed or seriously injured, including guerillas, civilians and hospital patients | ||||||
Operation Dingo, or the Chimoio Massacre , was an attack by the Rhodesian Security Forces against the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) run camps at Chimoio and Tembue in Mozambique from 23 to 25 November 1977.