Operation Libelle
| Operation Dragonfly | |||||||
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| Part of the 1997 Albanian civil unrest | |||||||
Map showing the route of the German helicopters | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Germany | Albanian Insurgents | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Oberst Henning Glawatz | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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89 Soldiers 5 CH-53G heavy transport helicopters | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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No casualties 1 helicopter damaged | 1 Insurgent Wounded | ||||||
| Part of the |
| 1997 Albanian civil unrest |
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| Fighting groups |
| Gangs of 1997 |
| Massacres in 1997 |
| Tragedies of 1997 |
| Treasury thefts |
| Rescue missions |
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| UN Resolutions |
| Important events |
| See also |
Operation Libelle ("Dragonfly" in German) was an evacuation operation of the German Armed Forces that took place on March 14, 1997 in the Albanian capital of Tirana during the Albanian unrest of 1997. In the same week, American, British, and Italian military forces evacuated their citizens from Albania. Operation Libelle was the first time since World War II that German infantry fired shots in combat.