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On Wednesday 13 September 1961, United Nations forces in Katanga launched the planned military offensive, code-named Operation Morthor, against mercenary military units serving the State of Katanga.
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Jul 27, 2016 · The Siege of Jadotville, with Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan in the lead role, tells the true story of how these 157 Irishmen, led by a tactically astute commander, routed a force of...
Feb 9, 2018 · On June 30, 1960, amid violent riots after 52 years of colonial rule, Belgium reluctantly granted independence to Congo. No longer satisfied with the status quo, black enlisted men in the Force Publique (Congo’s military) mutinied against their white Belgian officers, and the country soon erupted in anti-white violence.
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Oct 17, 2017 · These inexperienced and underequipped troops fought a heroic defence in the prosperous mining town of Jadotville (now Likasi) for five days against 2,000-4,000 Katangan armed gendarmeries and battle-hardened European mercenaries.
The siege of Jadotville tells the story of what happened to 155 soldiers from the Irish Army’s A company of the 35th Battalion who found themselves in the unenviable position of being in a remote mining town far from reinforcements and surrounded by a population who did not support the United Nations in the Congo in 1961.
Nov 21, 2019 · How a force of 155 raw, poorly-equipped Irish soldiers held back an army of 3,500 rebels, including seasoned Belgian and French mercenaries, in the Congo and remarkably survived.
The 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Jadotville, 13 - 17 September 1961. ONUC – Peacekeeping Mission in the Congo. The United Nations Operation in the Congo (Opération des Nations Unies au Congo), known as ONUC, was established by Security Council resolution 143 on 14 July 1960.
