Operation Dragon Rouge

Operation Dragon Rouge
	Part of the Simba rebellion during the Congo Crisis
	; A Belgian paratrooper with hostages killed minutes before their arrival
Date	24 November 1964
Location	Stanleyville, Congo-Léopoldville
Result	Belgian–American success Most hostages rescued; Rebels defeated;
Belligerents
Belgium; United States; Supported by:; Democratic Republic of the Congo	Simba rebels
Commanders and leaders
Charles Laurent; Frédéric Vandewalle; Burgess Gradwell;	Christophe Gbenye; Pierre Mulele;
Strength
350 paratroopers; 5 C-130 aircraft; 128 Special Forces	500-600 rebels
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 12 wounded	99 killed; 134 wounded; 20 captured
	24 hostages killed

Operation Dragon Rouge (French: Opération Dragon Rouge, IPA: [ɔpeɾasjõ dɾagõ ɾuʒə], meaning "Operation Red Dragon") was a hostage rescue operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo conducted by Belgium and the United States in 1964. The operation was led by the Belgian Paracommando Regiment to rescue hostages held by Simba rebels in the city of Stanleyville.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.