Operation Termite
| Operation Termite | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part ofMalayan 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 Termitetook place during theMalayan 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]
TheRAAFflew 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.Retrieved31 October2015.
- ^"THIRTY TERRORIST CAMPS BLITZED".Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld.: 1906 - 1954).Mackay, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 21 July 1954. p. 16.Retrieved31 October2015.
- ^"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.Retrieved31 October2015.
External links
[edit]- Documentary about the operationArchived2017-02-17 at theWayback Machine
