Operation Termite Explained

Conflict:Operation Termite
Partof:Malayan Emergency
Date:July 1954
Place:Malaya
Result:Commonwealth victory
Combatant1: British Empire
Australia
Combatant2: Malayan Communist Party
Units1: United Kingdom

Australia

Units2:unknown
Casualties1:unknown
Casualties2:13 killed
181 camps destroyed

Operation Termite took place during the Malayan Emergency.[1] It involved extensive attacks on communist camps, dropping over 200 British troops into the jungle.[2] Communist casualties were low but many camps were destroyed.[3]

The RAAF flew in support of the operation.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malayan Emergency | Australian War Memorial.
  2. News: Troops Taken To Enemy In Helicopter. . . Perth, WA . 20 July 1954 . 31 October 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: THIRTY TERRORIST CAMPS BLITZED. . . Mackay, Qld. . 21 July 1954 . 31 October 2015 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: No 1 Royal Australian Airforce Lincoln Bomber Squadron. . . Sydney, NSW . 4 December 1954 . 31 October 2015 . 20 . National Library of Australia.