Operation Lucky Alphonse

Operation Lucky Alphonse was a British Armed Forces operation that occurred during the EOKA insurgency in Cyprus. The British Army lost 25 men.

Operation Lucky Alphonse
Date 7 June 1956 - 23 June 1956 Location Troodos Mountains, Cyprus Result EOKA Victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	EOKA
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier Geoffrey Baker	Georgios Grivas
Strength
40,000	300
Casualties and losses
25	17 captured

Units

• Units already stationed in the Troodos Area
  • The Parachute Regiment
  • The Royal Marines
  • The Gordon Highlanders
• Supporting Units
  • The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
  • The South Staffordshire Regiment
  • The Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • The Royal Horse Guards
  • The RAF Regiment
  • HMS Diamond
  • C Company of the 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry

References

• David Carter, The Tragedy of Lucky Alphonse (The Paphos Fire), Britain's Small Wars, 2005

See also

• Modern history of Cyprus