Operation Phoenix (South Africa)

Operation Phoenix
Part of the South African Border War
Location
Namibia

Operation Phoenix (South Africa) is located in Namibia
Tsumeb
Tsumeb
Grootfontein
Grootfontein
Windhoek
Windhoek
Rundu
Rundu
Oshakati
Oshakati
Eenhana
Eenhana
Otjiwarongo
Otjiwarongo
Operation Phoenix (South Africa) (Namibia)
ObjectiveSADF forces hunt a large incursion of PLAN fighters into the farmlands of northern South West Africa.
Date15 February – 15 April 1983

Operation Phoenix was an operation in 1983 by the South African Defence Force and South West African Territorial Force in response to a major incursion by PLAN fighters from Angola into the white farming areas of northern South West Africa.