Operation Buffalo
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Military history notes two events dubbed Operation Buffalo:
1. The breakout from the Anzio beachhead conducted by U.S. Six Corps on 23 May, 1944.
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2. Four open-air nuclear test explosions conducted in late 1956 at the Maralinga test site in South Australia. Over two hundred Commonwealth troops observed the explosions from four and half miles away. Critics charged the planning for these blasts did not take the safety of local aborigines into account. See Operation Brumby. Followed Mosaic, preceded Antler.
| Test Name | Date | Location | Yield | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo 1 | 27 September 1956 | Maralinga | 15 Kilotons | |
| Buffalo 2 | September 1956 | Maralinga | 15 Kilotons | |
| Buffalo 3 | September 1956 | Maralinga | 10 Kilotons | |
| Buffalo 4 | October 1956 | Maralinga | 1.5 Kilotons |
