Operation Grandslam
Operation Grandslam was an offensive undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces from 28 December 1962 to 15 January 1963 against the forces of the State of Katanga, a secessionist state rebelling against the Republic of the Congo in central Africa. The Katangese forces were decisively defeated and Katanga was forcibly reintegrated into the Congo.
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Operation Grandslam
Operation Grandslam was an offensive undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces from 28 December 1962 to 15 January 1963 against the forces of the State of Katanga, a secessionist state rebelling against the Republic of the Congo in central Africa. The Katangese forces were decisively defeated and Katanga was forcibly reintegrated into the Congo.
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Operation Grandslam was an off ...... continues to the present day.
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1 reconnaissance aircraft damaged
10–11 killed
27–77 wounded
7 fighter aircraft damaged
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1962-12-28
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There were no reports of civil ...... istics are ultimately unknown.
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* Beginning ofKatanga insurgency
* Katangese secession formally ended on 17 January
Decisive ONUC victory
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10 fighter aircraft
12 combat aircraft
14,000–17,000 gendarmes
2 reconnaissance aircraft
300–500 mercenaries
~13,000 troops
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Swedish UN peacekeepers led by ...... of Kamina during the operation
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Congo-Léopoldville
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Operation Grandslam
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There were no reports of civil ...... istics are ultimately unknown.
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the Congo Crisis
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Secretary-General Thant's comm ...... wards ONUC action in the Congo
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Katanga Province reintegrated into Congo-Léopoldville
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Operation Grandslam was an off ...... y reintegrated into the Congo.
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