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Operation Tiger Claw

Operation Tiger Claw was a campaign fought in 1967 at Calabar, in what is now Nigeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Calabar. It was part of the Nigerian Civil War, which ran from 1967 to 1970. The recorded result: Nigerian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1967
WhereCalabar, Nigeria4.950N, 8.325E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeNigerian victory
BelligerentsNigeriaagainstBiafra
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofNigerian Civil War1967 to 1970

Where it sits in the Nigerian Civil War

Operation UNICORD, 1967Midwest Invasion of 1967, 1967Fall of Enugu, 1967First Invasion of Onitsha, 1967Operation Tiger Claw, 1967Second Invasion of Onitsha, 1968Invasion of Port Harcourt, 1968Operation OAU, 1968Siege of Owerri, 1968Operation Hiroshima, 1968Operation Leopard, 1969Invasion of Umuahia, 1969Operation Tail-Wind, 197019671970Operation Tiger Claw, 1967
13 placed engagements of the Nigerian Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1967 (year precision)
to 1967
PlaceCalabar, Nigeria
4.950N, 8.325E
KindCampaign, Cold War
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Benjamin Adekunle
  • Muhammadu Buhari
  • Ogbo Oji
Operation Tiger ClawOperation Tiger ClawBattle of NsanakongOperation PostmasterBattle of JabassiBattle of NsanakongOperation PostmasterBattle of JabassiDoualaPort HarcourtAbaLimbeKumbaOpoboOrluEyumojok100 km4.950N, 8.325E
Placed at Calabar; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1967

Operation Tiger Claw is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 27 in present-day Nigeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7097638, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Tiger Claw, revision 1382317957, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.