Operation Protea

Operation Protea
Part of the South African Border War
Location	Xangongo Ongiva Cahama Operation Protea (Angola)
Objective	To destroy SWAPO's military forces and logistical supply lines in the central theatre of southern Angola at Xangongo and Ongiva by means of ground and air operations.
Date	23 August – 2 September 1981

Operation Protea was a military operation during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War in which South African Defence Forces (SADF) destroyed a number of South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) bases in Angola. During the operation, which took place from 23 August to 4 September 1981, up to 5,000 SADF soldiers occupied Cunene province, Angola.^[1]