Operation Wallpaper

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

Mavinga
Jamba
Cazombo
Cuito Cuanavale
Operation Wallpaper (Angola)
ObjectiveProtection of Mavinga
Date7 September – 6 October 1985

Operation Wallpaper (aka Operation Weldmesh) was a military operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War.

SADF and National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) forces defeated a coalition of Cuban and People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) troops, fighting on behalf of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), in September 1985 around Mavinga. The SADF victory later helped UNITA militants defeat the MPLA troops in the Battle of Lomba River I.

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