Operation Royal Amethyst

Operation Royal Amethyst wani aiki ne na soji da Bataliyar Guinen ta Portugal ta gudanar da shi a ranar 8 ga watan Mayun 1973 a lokacin yakin mulkin mallaka a Guinea-Bissau, wanda ke da manufar "rusa ko a kalla wargaza kungiyar 'yan tawaye a yankin Guidaje-Bigene".Operation Real Amethyst, at guerracolonial.org

 Tarihi 
Aikin ya raba bataliyar gida uku:

 "Ruƙunin Romeu" -Kamfani na farko na Commandos- Kyaftin António Ramos
 "Ruƙunin Bombox" -Kamfani na biyu na Commandos- Captain Matos Gomes
 "Ruƙunin Centauro" -Kamfani na uku na Commandos- Kyaftin Raul Folques

Bayan hawan Bataliya ta Commandos kan wata babbar sana'a ta Landing Craft (LDG), wanda daga bisani LFD guda biyu suka raka sashin ya sauka a Ganturé kuma ya halarci wani taron tattaunawa a Bigene.

 Aiki 
An fara aikin ne da karfe 11:50pm arewa. Ruƙunin Bombox ne ya fara tuntuɓar sojojin na PAIGC bayan tashin bam na farko da jirgin saman Fiat G.91 ya yi.Operation Real Amethyst, at guerracolonial.org

Karfe 5:30a ranar 19 ga watan Mayu, shugaban ginshiƙi ya isa hanyar da ke tallafawa tushen Cumbamori, babban makasudin aikin.Operation Real Amethyst, at guerracolonial.org Ruƙunin Bombox sun wuce arewacin titin, ruƙunin Centauro sun mamaye matsayi zuwa kudu kuma an shigar da Ruƙunin Romeu a baya, a cikin ƙaramin gari.

Karfe 8:00karfe 8:00 na safeDa yamma, an kai hare-hare ta sama da mayakan Fiat G.91 da bama-bamai suka yi, inda suka lalata matsugunan sansanin, kuma an yi ta luguden wuta na 'yan ta'addan na wani lokaci.Operation Real Amethyst, at guerracolonial.org

Da karfe 9:05N Rukunin Bombox sun yi harin farko, wanda ya haifar da tuntuɓar farko da sojojin PAIGC. Wannan faɗan ya faru ne daga ranakun 14 da 10, lokacin da kwamandan rundunar ya umarci kungiyar Centauro da ta goyi bayan wargaza hulɗa tsakanin dakarunta da na PAIGC.Operation Real Amethyst, at guerracolonial.org Aiki ne mai matukar wahala, domin mayakan na ɓangarorin biyu suna kusa da juna sosai. An ji wa kwamandan ruƙunin Centaur rauni.

Karfe 14:30, rundunar Commando Battalion ta fara motsawa zuwa sansanin tattarawa, kuma da karfe 6:20 na safe.pm abubuwanta na farko sun isa Guidaje. A ranar 20 ga watan Mayu, bataliya ta bar Guidaje zuwa Sinta, da kafa, inda suka bar wurin da suka samu raunuka da kuma sojojin da ba su da sharadi na ci gaba da tattakin. A Sinta, bataliya ta hau LDG domin komawa Bissau.Operation Real Amethyst, at guerracolonial.org

 Bayan haka 
A yayin farmakin dai, Bataliya ta yi sanadin mutuwar dakaru goma, sannan dakaru ashirin da biyu sun samu munanan raunuka, sannan dakaru uku da suka bata, wadanda aka kiyasta sun yi sanadin mutuwar mutane sittin da bakwai, daga cikin bayanan da aka samu daga baya a ƙasar Senegal, wani likitan Cuba da likitan fiɗa da kuma ‘yan ƙasar Mauritaniya huɗu.Operation Real Amethyst, at guerracolonial.org

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