| Operation Excite/Hilti | |
|---|---|
| Part of the South African Border War | |
| Location | Angola   Mavinga Calueque Xangongo Cuito Cuanavale Ruacaná Techipa Cahama Operation Excite/Hilti (Angola) |
| Objective | Draw the Cubans out of Techipa and ambush them, preventing an advance to Calueque and the SWA/Namibian border. |
| Date | May - June 1988 |
Operation Excite/Hilti (aka Operation Hilti and Operation Prone)[1]: 249 [2] was a set of military operations by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War.
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