| Attack on Altena Farm | |
|---|---|
| Part of Rhodesian Bush War | |
| Operational scope | Terrorist attack |
| Planned by | Rex Nhongo[1] |
| Target | Altena Farm |
| Date | 21 December 1972[2] 3:00 AM[3] |
| Executed by |  ZANLA |
| Outcome | Severe damage to Altena Farm |
| Casualties | One occupant slightly wounded[4] |
The attack on Altena Farm occurred in the early hours of 21 December 1972, during the third phase of the Rhodesian Bush War.[5] Altena was a tobacco farm owned by Marc de Borchgrave, a white Rhodesian landowner who was unpopular among the local civilians.[2] Some sources have indicated that this marked the beginning of the conflict proper, despite the minor threat already represented by guerrilla movements in Rhodesia in the late 1960s.[6]
- ^ Binda 2008, p. 134.
- ^ a b c Petter-Bowyer 2003, p. 187.
- ^ Raeburn 1978, p. 176.
- ^ a b Petter-Bowyer 2003, p. 188.
- ^ Van Driel 2003.
- ^ Chakamwe 2013.