Operation Buffalo
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Military history notes three events dubbed Operation Buffalo:
1. The breakout from the Anzio beachhead conducted by U.S. VI Corps commencing on 23 May 1944.
2. Four open-air nuclear test explosions conducted in late 1956 at the Maralinga test site in South Australia.[1] 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. Buffalo followed Operation Mosaic and preceded Operation Antler. See also Operation Brumby.
| Test Name | Date | Location | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3. Operation Buffalo. An operation conducted by the 9th Marine Regiment of the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. It took place in the vicinity of Con Thien during July of 1967 and resulted in 159 Marines killed in action to a loss of 1290 soldiers in the North Vietnamese Army.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Parkinson, Alan. Maralinga rehabilitation project. MAPW 2000. Retrieved on 2006-10-04.
- ^ Operation Buffalo
