Operation Motorman

When

31 Jul 1972

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

54.61° N, 6.69° W

Description

1972 British Army operation in Northern Ireland during The Troubles

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1972 British operation in Northern Ireland

Operation Motorman was a large operation carried out by the British Army in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The operation took place in the early hours of 31 July 1972 with the aim of retaking the "no-go areas" that had been established in Belfast and other urban centres. In Derry, Operation Carcan, initially proposed as a separate operation, was executed as part of Motorman.

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