| Operation Moduler | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale in the Angolan Civil War and the South African Border War | |
| Location | Angola   Mavinga Jamba Menongue Cuito Cuanavale Rundu Luanda Operation Moduler (Angola) |
| Objective | Prevent FAPLA taking Mavinga from UNITA and later attempt to destroy FAPLA forces east of the Cuito River. |
| Date | 4 August - 30 November 1987 |
Operation Moduler[1] (sometimes incorrectly called "Modular") was a military operation by the South African Defence Force (SADF) during the South African Border War. It formed part of what has come to be called the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The SADF objective was to halt a Soviet-backed counteroffensive by the People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola (FAPLA) on the contested settlement of Mavinga. The advance was halted with heavy Angolan casualties. The South African forces and its UNITA allies then began offensive operations against the Angolan forces, who had retreated back to a defensive line east of the Cuito River with the objective of destroying them once and for all.
- ^ Oosthuizen, Gerhard J. J. (1 November 2012). "Operasies Chuva en Moduler (fase 1): 'n Waardering van die SAW-UNITA-bondgenootskap, Mei tot Oktober 1987" [Chuva and Modular Operations (Phase 1): An Appraisal of the SADF-UNITA Alliance, May to October 1987]. Historia (in Afrikaans). 57 (2): 378–415. hdl:10520/EJC129617.