Operation Kerslig

Operation Kerslig
Part of the South African Border War
Location
Angola

Operation Kerslig is located in Angola
Luanda
Luanda
Operation Kerslig (Angola)
ObjectiveRaid on the oil refinery in Luanda.
Date30 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.