Siege of Jadotville

時期

1961年9月13日 – 1961年9月17日

種類

包囲戦

座標

10.98° S, 26.73° E

Description

1961 Irish UN troops defend against attack by Belgian and Kanganese soldiers

1961 battle between Irish UN troops and Katanga during Congo Crisis

The Siege of Jadotville was a major battle during the Congo Crisis, that began on 13 September 1961 and lasted for five days. A small contingent of the Irish Army's 35th Battalion serving under the United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC), designated "A" Company, was besieged at the UN base near the mining town of Jadotville by Katangese forces loyal to the secessionist State of Katanga.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · 名称は「reddition de 158 soldats de l’ONUC (dont 155 irlandais) assiégés à Jadotville par l’armée katangaise」Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0出典ページ

• Congo Crisis1960年7月5日 · 内戦 · 死者 140,000