Operation Griffin (Portugal)
Operation Griffin (Portuguese: Operação Grifo) was an ambush organised by a squad of Portuguese paratroopers in southern Guinea to prevent the penetration of guerrillas from Guinea-Conacri into Portuguese controlled areas.[1]
Operation Griffin | |||||||
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Part of Portuguese Colonial War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Portugal | PAIGC | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Cap. Tinoco de Faria † | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
unknown | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed | 5 killed |
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