Operation Jove

Operation Jove
Part of Portuguese Colonial War
Date16-19 November 1969
Location
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
 Portugal Guinea-Bissau PAIGC
 Cuba
Commanders and leaders
Portugal Unknown Guinea-Bissau Unknown
Cuba Cap. Pedro Rodriguez Peralta (POW)
Units involved

Portugal Forças Armadas

unknown
Strength
105 soldiers unknown
Casualties and losses
none 1 guerrilla killed
1 Cuban wounded/captured

Operation Jove (Portuguese: Operação Jove) was a military operation launched by the Portuguese Army, it lasted from 16 to 19 November in 1969. The operation occurred in Guinea-Bissau, which was then known as Portuguese Guinea, and was a Portuguese victory. The operation was part of the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence and the Portuguese Colonial War.