| Operation White Giant | |||||||
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| Part of the Simba rebellion during the Congo Crisis | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Democratic Republic of the Congo United States[1] |
Simba rebels Uganda[1] Cuba[2]Supported by:  Sudan[1] Egypt[1] | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Mike Hoare[4] John Peters[4] Alastair Wicks[4] Christian Tavernier[4] |
"Gombe"[2] | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Armée Nationale Congolaise (ANC)
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Unidentified Simba units Uganda Army[1] Cuban advisors[2] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 970[1] | 1,200+[5] | ||||||
Operation White Giant (March–April 1965) was a military offensive conducted by the forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its allies to retake northeastern Orientale Province from insurgents during the Simba rebellion. The operation succeeded in its aims, cutting off the Simba rebels from supply by their allies in Uganda and Sudan.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hudson 2012, Chapter: Operation White Giant.
- ^ a b c Villafana 2017, p. 108.
- ^ Villafana 2017, pp. 108–109.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rogers 1998, p. 22.
- ^ a b Villafana 2017, p. 109.