Operation Lucky Alphonse Explained

Conflict:	Operation Lucky Alphonse
Date:	7 June 1956 - 23 June 1956
Place:	Troodos Mountains, Cyprus
Result:	EOKA Victory
Combatant1:	United Kingdom
Combatant2:	EOKA
Commander1:	Brigadier Geoffrey Baker
Commander2:	Georgios Grivas
Strength1:	5,000 - 20,000
Strength2:	Unknown
Casualties1:	20-25 KIA15 WIA
Casualties2:	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]

Units

• Units that took part in the operation:^[3]
  • The Parachute Regiment^[4]
  • The Royal Marines
  • The Gordon Highlanders
  • The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
  • The South Staffordshire Regiment
  • The Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • The Royal Horse Guards
  • The RAF Regiment
  • HMS Diamond
  • C Company of the 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry

References

• David Carter, The Tragedy of Lucky Alphonse (The Paphos Fire), Britain's Small Wars, 2005

See also

• Modern history of Cyprus

Notes and References

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