Cuito Cuanavale, occasionally spelt Kuito Kuanavale or Kwito Kwanavale, is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango (Kuando-Kubango) province in Angola...

Battle of Cuito Cuanavale was fought intermittently between 14 August 1987 and 23 March 1988, south and east of the town of Cuito Cuanavale, Angola, by...

renewed phase of FAPLA combat operations culminating in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The South African Border War was virtually ended by the Tripartite...

claimed victory in the ensuing Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. After the indecisive results of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, Fidel Castro claimed that the increased...

1988. This operation forms part of what became known as the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Operation Packer was a continuation of Operation Hooper, using fresh...

which was still supported by South Africa, leading to the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the opening of a second front. This turn of events is considered...

Border War. It formed part of what has come to be called the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The Angolan objective was to advance south-east to attack the UNITA...

Cuito Cuanavale Airport (IATA: CTI, ICAO: FNCV) is an airport serving Cuito Cuanavale in Cuando Cubango Province, Angola. The Cuito Cuanavale non-directional...

has come to be called the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The Cubans' objective was securing the town of Cuito Cuanavale on the west of the river from capture...

ground assault during August 1986 on the FAPLA town and airbase at Cuito Cuanavale.: 227  Originally the plan called for a night attack by 32 Battalion...

World War II. Cuito Cuanavale's importance came not from its size or its wealth but its location. The ensuing Battle of Cuito Cuanavale has since been...

the illusion that the SADF had remained in brigade strength east of Cuito Cuanavale at the end of April 1988 and the eventual withdrawal of all South African...

An-12BP cargo aircraft operated by the Soviet Air Force flying from Cuito Cuanavale to Luanda was shot down, allegedly by South African Special Forces...

Britten-Norman BN-2 "Islander". The "Islander", en route from Menongue to Cuito Cuanavale with a crew of 2 and 5 passengers, was also carrying 69 million kwanzas...

12°23′S 16°56′E / 12.383°S 16.933°E / -12.383; 16.933 Cuíto, formerly known as Silva Porto, is a city and municipality in central Angola, capital of...

June 1987. UNITA and South African forces attacked the MPLA's base at Cuito Cuanavale in Cuando Cubango province from January 13 to March 23, 1988, in the...

April 1988; one was retrieved by the Cubans and taken to the town of Cuito Cuanavale: 338  and the other two remain to this day in the Angolan bush. Another...

Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Their ability to bombard a target and change positions rapidly in...

would lead to the collapse of apartheid. In response to the siege of Cuito Cuanavale in 1987–1988 by South African–UNITA forces, Castro sent an additional...

Africa continued to launch raids into Angola. In 1988, the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, where the MPLA and Cuba battled UNITA and South Africa to a stalemate...

Moduler (1987), Lead up to the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale Operation Hooper (1988), Part of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale The Cubans opened a second front on...

Benguela railway, then onto Lucusse, Cassamba, Cangombe and Lupire to Cuito Cuanavale where it would connect with the planned new endpoint of the Moçâmedes...

Chinguanja, Cuchi, Cutato (Kutato), Vissati Cuito Cuanavale Municipality – Baixo Longa, Cuito Cuanavale, Longa, Lupire (Lupiri) Dirico Municipality –...

Operation Savannah (1975-76), and Operation Sceptic (1980). The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale (1987-1988) was the largest land battle in Africa since the Second...

during Operation Alpha Centauri. MK also participated in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, fighting against a joint South African and UNITA expeditionary force...

following year, but did not see action in the ensuing 1987-88 Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. FAPLA ordered another 135 T-62s from the Soviet Union to replace tank...

The Cuban Intervention in Angola, 1965–1991: From Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale. London: Frank Cass. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-415-35015-0. Fauriol, Georges...

a major FAPLA offensive in southern Angola, sparking the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. During Moduler, the SWATF's 201 Battalion was ordered to deploy as...

teams forced to operate in platoons accordingly. During the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, another three T-55s of Angola's 21st Brigade were shot out by Ratel...

Cuban and FAPLA M-46s were used most notably during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, where individual guns were deployed in ones or twos rather than concentrated...