Battle of Crater
| Battle of Crater | |||||||
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| Part of Aden Emergency | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom |
NLF FLOSY | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lt. Col. Colin Mitchell Maj. Ian Mackay Maj. Tony Shewan | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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45 Commando Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Queen's Dragoon Guards Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 60th Squadron, Royal Engineers 47th Light Artillery Regiment 15th Signal Regiment 60th Transport Squadron | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Unknown 1 helicopter | 400 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | 11 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Crater, also known by the British as Operation Stirling Castle, was a battle that took place in July 1967 during the Aden Emergency. After the mutiny of the Arab Armed Police and ambush of British troops by them, the Crater district in Aden was abandoned by British troops. The British then decided to enter Crater and retrieve the bodies of dead British soldiers.