Operation Amanda
| Operation Amanda | |||||||
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| Part of the Bosnian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 Danish military (as part of UNPROFOR forces) |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | First Lieutenant J. Christensen |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 1 T-55 tank Recoilless antitank guns |
3 Leopard 1 A5 tanks | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 T-55 tank disabled 1 recoilless gun destroyed |
1 Leopard tank slightly damaged | ||||||
Operation Amanda was an UNPROFOR mission led by Danish peacekeeping troops, with the aim of recovering an observation post near Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on October 25, 1994.[1]
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[edit] The engagement
The outpost had been abandoned by the UN after a series of sniper attacks by Serbian forces.
While enroute to reoccupying the position, the Danish force, composed of three Leopard 1 tanks, was fired on by at least one recoilless anti-tank gun, a T-55 tank and Bosnian Serb infantry.[2] After sustaining slight damage to one of the Leopards, the advancing peacekeeping tanks returned fire, destroying one recoilless rifle and putting the T-55 out of action. The Leopards fired a total of twenty-one 105 mm rounds.[1]
The outpost was finally retaken by UNPROFOR. An statement was issued by the UN about the aftermath of the incident, confirming the fate of the Serb T-55:
| “ | The best tank-killing weapon is another tank. In the end, air [support] was not needed.[3] | ” |
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