Operation Griffin

Operation Griffin
Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga)
Date16–26 July 1968
Location
Chirundu, Rhodesia
Result Rhodesian victory
Belligerents
 Rhodesia
 South Africa
ZIPRA
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Robert Southey
2Lt. Jerry Strong
Flt. Lt. Petter-Bowyer
Norman Walsh
Unknown
Units involved

Rhodesian Army

RRAF
South African Police
Unknown
Strength
Unknown 28 cadres
Casualties and losses
 Rhodesia:
1 killed
7 wounded
1 helicopter damaged
 South Africa:
1 killed
2 wounded
27 killed
1 defected

Operation Griffin was a military operation launched by the Rhodesian Security Forces, on 16 July 1968, in response to an incursion into Rhodesia by communist insurgents belonging to the ZIPRA based in Zambia.