Operation Prone

Operation Prone
Part of the South African Border War
Location
Namibia

Operation Prone is located in Namibia
Tsumeb
Tsumeb
Grootfontein
Grootfontein
Windhoek
Windhoek
Rundu
Rundu
Oshakati
Oshakati
Eenhana
Eenhana
Calueque
Calueque
Operation Prone (Namibia)
ObjectiveSouth African defence of SWA/Namibia from a potential invasion by 50th Cuban Division.
Date27 May - 1 September 1988

Operation Prone was a proposed military operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War between May and September 1988. With the advance of the 50th Cuban Division towards Calueque and the South-West Africa border, the SADF formed the 10 SA Division to counter this threat. The plan for Operation Prone had two phases. Operation Linger was to be a counterinsurgency phase and Operation Pact a conventional phase.