Operation Southern Cross

Operation Southern Cross
Part of the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War
Location
Angola

Mavinga
Jamba
Cuito Cuanavale
Operation Southern Cross (Angola)
ObjectiveArtillery Bombardment of Cuito Cuanavale
DateJuly 1986
OutcomeSouth African victory
  • Successful artillery bombardment by South African forces

Operation Southern Cross (1986) was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War.