Operation Lucky Alphonse

Operation Lucky Alphonse
Date	7 June 1956 - 23 June 1956
Location	Troodos Mountains, Cyprus
Result	EOKA Victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	EOKA
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier Geoffrey Baker	Georgios Grivas
Strength
5,000 - 20,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
20-25 KIA 15 WIA	Unknown

Operation Lucky Alphonse was a failed British Armed Forces operation that occurred during the EOKA insurgency in Cyprus.^[1] The British military sustained more than 30 casualties.^[2]

^ "Norfolks' horrors and heroism in Cyprus Emergency". Eastern Daily Press. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
^ "CYPRUS: Fire & Smoke". Time. 1956-07-02. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-07-08.

[1] "Norfolks' horrors and heroism in Cyprus Emergency". Eastern Daily Press. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2023-07-08.

[2] "CYPRUS: Fire & Smoke". Time. 1956-07-02. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-07-08.

[1]

[2]