Operation Rum Punch
Operation Rum Punch or Operation Rampunch was a military action undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces on 28 August 1961 against the military of the State of Katanga, a secessionist state from the Republic of the Congo in central Africa. UN troops arrested 79 foreign mercenaries and officers employed by Katanga with little conflict.
| Operation Rum Punch | |
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| Part of the Congo Crisis | |
Élisabethville Élisabethville (Democratic Republic of the Congo) | |
| Location | Élisabethville and various localities in northern Katanga |
| Commanded by | |
| Objective | Arrest of European mercenaries employed by the State of Katanga |
| Date | 28 August 1961 04:00 – 15:00 |
| Executed by | ONUC |
| Outcome |
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| Casualties | 1 ONUC soldier wounded |
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