Operation Punishment (1981)

Operation Punishment
Part of the Mozambican Civil War
Chicarre
Operation Punishment (1981) (Mozambique)
Date4-7 December, 1981
Location
Southern Manica Province, Mozambique
Result

FRELIMO victory

  • Capture of RENAMO's Chicarre Base
  • Capture of ‘Garágua Documents’
Belligerents
People's Republic of Mozambique
Zimbabwe		 RENAMO
Supported by:
South Africa
Commanders and leaders
Tome Eduardo
Domingos Fondo		 Afonso Dhlakama
Units involved

Mozambican Armed Forces

Zimbabwe Defence Force		 Female Detachment Personnel
Strength
1000+ 520
Casualties and losses
Unknown 6 killed

In the Mozambican Civil War, Operation Punishment (Portuguese: Operação Punição) was a military operation by the FPLM aimed at capturing RENAMO’s Chicarre base (also known as Garágua) in southern Manica Province. The operation lasted a total of 3 days resulting in the fall of the base with the majority of rebels fleeing to other RENAMO controlled areas. Documents captured at Chicarre included meetings between RENAMO and South Africa that revealed military discussions, aid and cooperation providing concrete evidence that South Africa had been supporting RENAMO, a victory for FRELIMO.

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