campaign, Cold War

Operation Yodel

Name: Operation Yodel
Location: Chirundu, Zimbabwe

Operation Yodel was a campaign fought in 1966 at Chirundu, in what is now Zimbabwe. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Chirundu. It was part of the Rhodesian Bush War, which ran from 1964 to 1979. The recorded result: Rhodesian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 15 cadres.

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Fought1966

WhereChirundu, Zimbabwe16.046S, 28.864E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRhodesian victory

BelligerentsRhodesiaagainstZANLA (ZANU)

Casualties and losses1 woundedand14 killed; 1 captured

Part ofRhodesian Bush War1964 to 1979

Where it sits in the Rhodesian Bush War

12 placed engagements of the Rhodesian Bush War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1966 (year precision) to 1966
Place	Chirundu, Zimbabwe 16.046S, 28.864E
Kind	Campaign, Cold War
Strength	Unknown	15 cadres
Casualties and losses	1 wounded	14 killed; 1 captured

Placed at Chirundu; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Sinoia 1966, 209 km SE
Battle of Bembezi 1893, 444 km S
Operation Eland 1976, 554 km SE
Operation Dingo 1977, 595 km SE
Siege of Jadotville 1961, 608 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Sinoia 28 April 1966
After: Operation Flotilla 1968
All 12 engagements of Rhodesian Bush War

Elsewhere in 1966

Operation Yodel is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 7 in present-day Zimbabwe.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q42886468, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Yodel, revision 1370700988, 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.