Battle

Salisbury Fuel Depot Attack

11 Dec 1978 · 17.83° S, 31.05° E

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When
11 Dec 1978
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
17.83° S, 31.05° E
Description
Attack

Placed at the town its title names, Salisbury.

Salisbury fuel depot attack

Military action during the Rhodesian Bush War

The Salisbury fuel depot attack was a raid on the fuel depot in Salisbury's Southerton industrial area on December 11, 1978, during the Rhodesian Bush War conducted by a ZANLA sabotage unit. The attack resulted in millions of dollars’ worth of damages and the destruction of more than a quarter of Rhodesia's fuel.

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