Operation Claret
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Operation Claret was a series of covert cross-border military raids conducted by British Commonwealth forces during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in the 1960s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Claret canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cross-border raid campaign
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Commonwealth forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indonesian forces ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | special operations ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Claret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | British Far East Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Australia
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1966 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on avoiding capture
ⓘ
emphasis on avoiding civilian casualties ⓘ highly classified at the time ⓘ limited depth of penetration into Indonesian territory ⓘ operations denied publicly during the conflict ⓘ rules of engagement strictly controlled ⓘ use of small, highly trained units ⓘ |
| implementedBy | British Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Borneo
NERFINISHED
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Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalimantan NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Borneo campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natureOfOperation |
covert
ⓘ
offensive ⓘ |
| objective |
to conduct covert cross-border raids into Indonesian territory
ⓘ
to disrupt Indonesian forces during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Indonesian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurkha units NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Konfrontasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
contributed to containment of Indonesian military pressure on Malaysia
ⓘ
tactical success for Commonwealth forces ⓘ |
| scope | series of raids rather than a single action ⓘ |
| startTime | 1964 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| strategy | forward defense through cross-border raids ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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