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The Battle of Cassinga also known as the Cassinga Raid or Kassinga Massacre was a controversial South African airborne attack on a South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) military camp at the town of Cassinga, Angola on 4 May 1978. Conducted as one of the three major actions of Operation Reindeer during the South African Border War, it was the South African Army's first major air assault operation.

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  • Der Angriff auf Cassinga am 4. Mai 1978 auf ein Lager der SWAPO bei Cassinga im südlichen Angola durch südafrikanische Streitkräfte (SADF), bei dem etwa 600 Menschen ums Leben kamen, war ein Ereignis im namibischen Befreiungskampf. (de)
  • The Battle of Cassinga also known as the Cassinga Raid or Kassinga Massacre was a controversial South African airborne attack on a South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) military camp at the town of Cassinga, Angola on 4 May 1978. Conducted as one of the three major actions of Operation Reindeer during the South African Border War, it was the South African Army's first major air assault operation. Despite investigations with evidence to the contrary such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), claims continue that Cassinga was a refugee camp, rather than a military camp, and that consequently the raid was a massacre of civilians rather than a military operation. While there are extensive records covering the SADF's planning and actions around the operation (declassified since the change of government in 1994), no SWAPO records other than photographic evidence of the mass grave exist. (en)
  • Bitwa o Cassingę – starcie zbrojne, które miało miejsce w roku 1978 w trakcie interwencji wojsk południowoafrykańskich w Angoli, podczas trwającej tam od 1975 roku wojny granicznej. Bitwa, w której po stronie partyzantów SWAPO stanęli żołnierze garnizonu kubańskiego, zakończyła się zwycięstwem wojsk RPA. (pl)
  • A Batalha de Cassinga, ou Massacre de Cassinga, foi um controverso ataque aéreo sul-africano à suposta base militar da Organização do Povo do Sudoeste Africano (SWAPO) na cidade de Cassinga, em Angola, em 4 de maio de 1978. As alegações continuam de que Cassinga era um campo de refugiados, e não um campo militar, e que, consequentemente, o ataque foi um massacre de civis, em vez de uma operação militar de grande sucesso. Existem extensos registros cobrindo o planejamento e as ações da Força de Defesa da África do Sul (SADF) em torno da operação (desclassificados desde o fim do apartheid em 1994). (pt)
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  • 1 ZU-23-2 AA gun
  • 13 Aerospatiale Puma helicopters
  • 144–400 soldiers
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  • 1–2 ZSU AA guns
  • 2 ZPU-4 AA guns
  • 3,000–4,000 refugees
  • 300–600 guerrillas
  • 4 AA guns
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  • 4Canberra B-12 bombers
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  • 6 Super Frelon helicopters
  • 7 trucks
  • Cuba:
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  • Ian Gleeson (en)
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  • Der Angriff auf Cassinga am 4. Mai 1978 auf ein Lager der SWAPO bei Cassinga im südlichen Angola durch südafrikanische Streitkräfte (SADF), bei dem etwa 600 Menschen ums Leben kamen, war ein Ereignis im namibischen Befreiungskampf. (de)
  • Bitwa o Cassingę – starcie zbrojne, które miało miejsce w roku 1978 w trakcie interwencji wojsk południowoafrykańskich w Angoli, podczas trwającej tam od 1975 roku wojny granicznej. Bitwa, w której po stronie partyzantów SWAPO stanęli żołnierze garnizonu kubańskiego, zakończyła się zwycięstwem wojsk RPA. (pl)
  • The Battle of Cassinga also known as the Cassinga Raid or Kassinga Massacre was a controversial South African airborne attack on a South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) military camp at the town of Cassinga, Angola on 4 May 1978. Conducted as one of the three major actions of Operation Reindeer during the South African Border War, it was the South African Army's first major air assault operation. (en)
  • A Batalha de Cassinga, ou Massacre de Cassinga, foi um controverso ataque aéreo sul-africano à suposta base militar da Organização do Povo do Sudoeste Africano (SWAPO) na cidade de Cassinga, em Angola, em 4 de maio de 1978. (pt)
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  • Angriff auf Cassinga (de)
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  • Batalha de Cassinga (pt)
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