Operation Griffin

Operation Griffin
Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga)
Date16โ€“26 July 1968
Location
Chirundu, Rhodesia
Result Rhodesian victory
Belligerents
Rhodesia
South Africa
ZIPRA
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Robert Southey
2Lt. Jerry Strong
Flt. Lt. Petter-Bowyer
Norman Walsh
Unknown
Units involved

Rhodesian Army

RRAF
South African Police
Unknown
Strength
Unknown 28 cadres
Casualties and losses
Rhodesia:
1 killed
7 wounded
1 helicopter damaged
South Africa:
1 killed
2 wounded
27 killed
1 defected

Operation Griffin was a military operation launched by the Rhodesian Security Forces, on 16 July 1968, in response to an incursion into Rhodesia by communist insurgents belonging to the ZIPRA based in Zambia.