Attack on Camp Massart
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Attack on Camp Massart
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The Attack on Camp Massart took place on 16 December 1961 and was an attack on Camp Massart, the heavily defended main base of the Katangese Gendarmerie during the Congo Crisis. The attack was part of Operation Unokat which aimed to break the roadblocks set up by the gendarmerie by the end of November 1961 and at the same time stop Katangese President Moïse Tshombe's opposition to the UN. In a coordinated offensive, Swedish troops captured Camp Massart; Irish troops attacked the railway tunnel;
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Camp_Massart
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2020-05-14T08:30:06Z
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2024-08-31T16:07:13Z
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