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Operation Lucky Alphonse

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Operation Lucky Alphonse
Date7 June 1956 - 23 June 1956
Location
Result EOKA Victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom EOKA
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier Geoffrey Baker Georgios Grivas
Strength
5,000 - 20,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses

20-25 KIA

15 WIA
Unknown

Operation Lucky Alphonse was a failed British Armed Forces operation that occurred during the EOKA insurgency in Cyprus.[1] The British military sustained more than 30 casualties. Albeit almost all casualties were sustained from an accidental forest fire.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Norfolks' horrors and heroism in Cyprus Emergency". Eastern Daily Press. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  2. ^ "CYPRUS: Fire & Smoke". Time. 1956-07-02. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  3. ^ "FLEEING THE FIRESTORM". www.keymilitary.com. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  4. ^ "Joseph A Hawker | ParaData". www.paradata.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-08.

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