Attack on Katima Mulilo - 23 August 1978

In June 1978 it was learnt that SWAPO was preparing to attack the military bases at Katima Mulilo, Wenela and M''pacha. To meet this attack two combat teams viz Alpha and Bravo were formed.
The attack started on 23 August with a stand-off bom­bardment using 122 mm rockets on Katima Mulilo. One of these penetrated the roof of a barrack killing ten soldiers.
After an artillery and mortar battle the two combat units crossed the border. Combat team Bravo's target was a SWAPO base camp approximately 30 km from the Zambian border but they found it deserted and returned to M''pacha without having accomplished this objective. Combat Unit Alpha managed to catch up with the rear guard of a number of fleeing terrorists but were enticed into an ambush. In the fighting which ensued five terror­ists were killed while about sixty fled. In a later skirmish at a terrorist base seven more terrorists were killed.
On 25 August combat teams Alpha, Bravo and Charlie Papa (consisting of a paratroop support company, a com­pany of 31 Battalion and 140 mm gun troop) again cross the border to Zambia en route to Imusho, Cinzenbela and elsewhere but found them abandoned. The only worth­while incident took place at' Cinzenbela when a local garrison fired at a South African helicopter, with an anti-aircraft gun. This was silenced by Combat Unit Bra­vo's artillery. The combat units crossed the border and returned on 27 August.

[@JamesWilliams-hy5jd]

Was there 1968 as part of the SAP and drove the petrol lorry. The time of Van Eden who was killed on the cutline. Greetings to all.

[@JoeMasepoes]

I was in that bungalow when it was hit. The post man was cut in half. I remember the look on his face to this day.

[@stevezolkov7185]

I was in that bungalow when it all played out. A cameraman nogal was there, clearly he had the heads up. Unreal.

[@paulscu8843]

Me too Steve.

[@francescotanzarella5421]

We were stationed at the Artillery base called Gholf at that specific time and started to return gun fire with the 55 as they were called.

[@janniemeyer9951]

Model van vrede? Eerder oorgee soos ons nou wees. Ons soldate se hoogste prys is verraai.

[@patrickmcardle4771]

Iv sai72/3, did three months in Katima, had my 19 birthday in January there. Enjoy the time.

[@satishpatel5260]

Was it NOMAN LAND ,CAPRIVI STRIP,between ZAMBIA 🇿🇲 AND NAMIBIA 🇳🇦,

[@johansnyder1641]

Nobody could run like SWAPO

[@knoxmbazima8743]

SWAPO won the war! So in the end who ran faster?

[@georgepelser5277]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂SWAPO,kings of retreat. But hey,they "won".🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@nessyndeshi]

This can only come from a mzungu

[@ChristianJeremia-ur9do]

South Africa say thank you for ur black brother those were at your side if was not them I think you run until Europe

[@nivek5031]

This profile pic was taken in the wooden look-out tower, Tango something, on the river, in the Katima Magistrate's back garden. I was an LMG #1 with Durban Regiment, ex 5SAI, on a three month camp, at the time. Don't remember the year, guessing 1976. I have a few b&w photos which are now of historical value, I guess. 😐

[@Shazibenga]

The reason why it was being mentioned as Caprivi more often instead of SWA its because administratively it fell under Pretoria though it was still part of Namibia. It has been part of Namibia since 1890 through the Helgoland -Zanzibar Treaty of 1890.

[@WerZel]

dankie Antonie v d oplaai. uitstekend

[@jesselivermore2291]

the use of helis in search n destroy was also used, the rhodesian army didnt had many connections to portuguese one but many tactics work, likre offering job or Money to bring troops for our side

[@majbudricks5404]

My Work Collogue Dirkie was there - he survived Dirkie was never the same

[@marcspaull2744]

I was there...

[@linebacker79]

Marc Spaull My classmate Kevin Biggs lying dead in full browns and staaldak. His old man never got over it.

[@candicekruger9433]

I was 4 & half years old, living in Katima Mulilo, mom says the Swapo rockets launched from Sheshego across the Zambezi damaged our roof & bullets removed by army from our front door. I remember the bunker which was a mosquito-trap ended up on a drip with malaria.

[@paulscu8843]

I was there too, never forget !

[@mwanykange]

@@candicekruger9433 survivor

[@hermanuushona]

We were fighting for the whole country and Caprivi was and still part of Namibia

[@augustomundombe829]

VIVA Caprivi VIVA Namibia!

[@1jackhb]

you were'nt fighting you lot were murdering your own people...when you got into a proper fight you lot ran away

[@charnellcoetzer2226]

My father was in Katima Mulilo when this happened. Thanks for this video. It helps me understand him so much better.

[@pieterwillembotha6719]

And yet, they still want to separate from "Namibia".

[@danroley7850]

@@augustomundombe829 fu.

[@andremarais2706]

13 casualties vs 1000 at Casinga. Do the math.

[@vhsnam]

At Cassinga you killed unarmed refugees, women and children

[@Time4058]

SWAPO wasn't even a professional Army SADF couldn't destroy them for over 25 years....All they could do was to kill innocent women and kids

[@muyobarobinson4935]

U are counting innocent civilians that lost their lives .south African soldiers were confused with tactics used by SWAPO and they endedup killing civilians

[@josephnakale7343]

@@georgepelser5277 Believe it or not most people died in Cassinga were women and children, Cassinga was not a military base but a transit and refugee camp. I don't expect many of you to believe us ,it is fine but the fact remains so.Most fighters used just to pass through either to the border or back and so forth.

[@georgepelser5277]

@@josephnakale7343 Propaganda bullshit.

[@mariovanaardt2216]

Jammer die geskrifte geskrywe was nie in Rooi kleur geskryf nie om die name en range kon gesien het wie die Soldate was wat gesneuwel het in daai aanval

[@florencemasule8529]

God bless

[@mwanykange]

By the way, where is Siseho Simasiku? I understand Mistake Muyongo is in Denmark, anyway is Denmark become Caprivi uuuuh

[@bevankachelo2516]

He is deceased MHSRIP

[@robinskena2973]

Does this mean at that time Caprivi was a country on its own or what? Cause according to what i heard its like he was saying (the other man with an Afro not Mr Muyongo) that the country Caprivi and Zambia were co existing not his specific words?

[@Therongunner]

It is what is known as propaganda, Caprivi is, was a part of the rest of South West Africa, the colony. The man is the late Siseho Simasiku, Linda "I believe's father".

[@jbk138]

Yes, sort of, it has a long and interesting history. First ruled by the Lozi Kings, the British and the Germans. A that time it was administered by South Africa and from 1981 to 1990 ruled by the Administration for the Caprivians as part of South West Africa. The Chief Ministers were Chief Mamili and Moraliswane. In 1992 the Caprivi became one of the political regions in Namibia with its own Regional Governor and councilors.

[@Therongunner]

+Antonie Goosen The 1890 Anglo-German Treaty is what matters. The rest is nonsense.

[@jbk138]

Correct. It was part of SWA

[@Therongunner]

+Theron Kolokwe * July 1891

[@bryanhurd9955]

Stuka,s wow

[@sanelezwide8408]

My daddy was there so sad man

[@aarongunnz9513]

Did he die from that attack???

[@fambez]

RIV Jurgens Schutte. Makker.

[@jesselivermore2291]

many things rhodesia used in the war were cpied from portuhguese forces one was tall trucks with back to back open if the truck was closed mine would destroy man inside in open truck man got pushed outside

[@user-ks5ff]

Absolute nonsense, I've read many accounts from Rhodesian soldiers who trained with Portuguese forces, and the recurring theme is that the Portuguese forces were incompetent and lacked any real ambition to hunt down and destroy the enemy, complete opposite of the Rhodesia strategy.

[@satishpatel5260]

BAD ,ATTACKS, BOMBING ,WHY AT KATIMA MULILO,

[@mikeilikeit9685]

you problem is you choose to join your anemy if it was not people supported you

[@qswedasf]

Wat?

[@kakambilameckshitaa3663]

we all fought for one good quality target : as this was to liberate our lovely Namibia

[@danroley7850]

we are waiting for the Russians...their Intel Agents are running ANC/SA. we expect to get in Trouble.

[@Buildinc1]

Not the Russians anymore. Now its communist China and the American democrats that are in bed with each other and coming for out skins. 😬

[@adamsellane8783]

We are expecting Satan to inspire warmongers like yourselves.

[@patricksezuni8438]

How come you used some stupid language not familiar in katima why not use english or silozi not that . I should stop there

[@jbk138]

Why advertise your stupidity here?

[@janniemeyer9951]

Afrikaans a stupid language? Translateurs were used like the Yanks in Iraq.

[@patricksezuni8438]

No more than 10% in katima understand the language we dont watch pics we want to listen you stupid . Ununka tuzi lets see if u understand & see how stupid you are dont come here cos its your language

[@janniemeyer9951]

weed dat's Ryt I don not know which language offends you. A language is just as stupid as the person who talks it and English sounds stupid now, spoken by whoever you are.

[@janniemeyer9951]

weed dat's Ryt Pot smoker.

[@gustavoalejandrojosescavuz4706]

South Africa in that time has no right to be in Caprivi, Namibia or any other place, and thats the true

[@DeadeyeDamari]

South Africa had as more right to be in Namibia than the Cubans in Angola. if you read your history, you will know that at the end of World War One, South Africa was given German South West Africa to govern after it was captured by the South Africans during that conflict. In Angola, Cuba was asked by the MPLA to help secure their position in Angola. To note is that NO ELECTIONS had taken place in Angola. There were 3 warring parties MPLA, FNLA and UNITA in that civil war and the United Nations just announced a de facto government with no elections. FNLA was backed by the USA, MPLA was by Cuba and UNITA turned to South Africa for help..... so if you want to say RSA had no place in namibia or Angolan Civil War, then go back to school and butter up your history.

[@slappy8941]

Shut the fuck up you stupid commie piece of shit.

[@Oumaletta]

Bullshit!

[@patricksezuni8438]

@@DeadeyeDamari to hell with the presidents and people who think they were born to rule FUCK THAY you just benefiting even now i donot want to be ruled while i remain poor but more inteligent wha . What what what a fuck