Operation Ignition
Operation Ignition was an operation undertaken by the Selous Scouts of the Rhodesian Army on 18 September 1976 against the forces of the guerrilla group ZIPRA Francistown.
| Operation Ignition | |||||||
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| Part of Rhodesian Bush War | |||||||
Francistown Operation Ignition (Botswana) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Rhodesia |
ZIPRA Soviet Union | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lt. Col Ronald Reid-Daly Sandy Maclean | Joshua Nkomo | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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9 scouts 2 vehicles |
ZIPRA 30 guerilla infantrymen Soviet Union 5 advisors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
ZIPRA 5 wounded Soviet Union 4 out of 5 advisors killed. One advisor wounded. | ||||||
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