Operation Lucky Alphonse

Operation Lucky Alphonse
Date7 June 1956 - 23 June 1956
Location
Result EOKA victory
Belligerents
EOKA  British Empire
Commanders and leaders
Georgios Grivas Brigadier Geoffrey Baker
Strength
Unknown 5,000–20,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 30+

Operation Lucky Alphonse was a failed British Armed Forces operation that occurred during the EOKA insurgency in Cyprus.[1] The British military sustained more than 30 casualties. Albeit almost all casualties were sustained from an accidental forest fire.[2]

  1. ^ "Norfolks' horrors and heroism in Cyprus Emergency". Eastern Daily Press. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  2. ^ "CYPRUS: Fire & Smoke". Time. 1956-07-02. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-07-08.