Operation Termite
| Operation Termite | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Malayan Emergency | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 British Empire Australia |
 Malayan Communist Party | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| unknown | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown |
13 killed 181 camps destroyed | ||||||
| Background | |
|---|---|
| Battles | 1948
1950 1951 1954 1956 |
| Foreign involvement | |
Operation Termite took place during the Malayan Emergency.[1] It involved extensive attacks on communist camps, dropping over 200 British troops into the jungle.[2] Communist casualties were low but many camps were destroyed.[3]
The RAAF flew in support of the operation.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Malayan Emergency | Australian War Memorial".
- ^ "Troops Taken To Enemy In Helicopter". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 20 July 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "THIRTY TERRORIST CAMPS BLITZED". Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954). Mackay, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 21 July 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "No 1 Royal Australian Airforce Lincoln Bomber Squadron". The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 1955). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 4 December 1954. p. 20. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Documentary about the operation Archived 2017-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
