Operation Kerslig | |
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Part of the South African Border War | |
Location | Angola |
Objective | Raid on the oil refinery in Luanda. |
Date | 30 November 1981 |
Operation Kerslig (Operation Candle Light) was a South African Defence Force special forces raid on an oil refinery outside Luanda, Angola. The raid took place on 30 November 1981 by members of the 1 and 4 Reconnaissance Regiments.