Operation Yodel

Operation Yodel
Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga )
Chirundu Operation Yodel (Zimbabwe)
Date 13 – 25 September 1966 Location Chirundu, Rhodesia Result Rhodesian victory
Belligerents
Rhodesia	ZANLA (ZANU)
Commanders and leaders
Cap. Richard E.H. "Dick" Lockley Lt. Garth Barrett Lt. Trevor Desfountain	Unknown
Units involved
Rhodesian Army RLI BSAP	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	15 cadres
Casualties and losses
1 wounded	14 killed 1 captured

The RLI's "first proper contact"; Operation Yodel, September 1966

Operation Yodel was an operation launched by the Rhodesian Security Forces on 13 September 1966 in response to an attack on civilians executed by communist insurgents who crossed over the border from Zambia into Rhodesia. ^[1]

References

1. Binda, Alexandre (2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. pp. 52–54. ISBN   978-1-920143-07-7.

Biography

• Binda, Alexandre (2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. ISBN   978-1-920143-07-7.