| Operation Wallpaper | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War | |
| Location | Angola   Mavinga Jamba Cazombo Cuito Cuanavale Operation Wallpaper (Angola) |
| Objective | Protection of Mavinga |
| Date | 7 September - 6 October 1985 |
Operation Wallpaper (aka Operation Weldmesh)[1] was a military operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War.[2]
SADF and National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) forces defeated a coalition of Cuban and People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) troops, fighting on behalf of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), in September 1985 around Mavinga. The SADF victory later helped UNITA militants defeat the MPLA troops in the Battle of Lomba River I.[2]
- ^ Hamann, Hilton (2007). Days Of The Generals: The Untold Story of South Africas Apartheid-era Military Generals. Struik Publishers. ISBN 1868723402.
- ^ a b James, W. Martin (2004). Historical Dictionary of Angola. p. 123.
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