campaign, Cold War

Operation Penada

Name: Operation Penada
Location: Cahora Bassa Reservoir, Mozambique

Operation Penada was a campaign fought in 1972 at Cahora Bassa Reservoir, in what is now Mozambique. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cahora Bassa Reservoir. It was part of the Mozambican War of Independence, which ran from 1964 to 1974. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1972

WhereCahora Bassa Reservoir, Mozambique15.667S, 31.833E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePortuguese victory

BelligerentsPortugalagainstFRELIMO

Part ofMozambican War of Independence1964 to 1974

Where it sits in the Mozambican War of Independence

5 placed engagements of the Mozambican War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1972 (year precision)
Place	Cahora Bassa Reservoir, Mozambique 15.667S, 31.833E
Kind	Campaign, Cold War
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Kaúlza de Arriaga	Samora Machel

Placed at Cahora Bassa Reservoir; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Sinoia 1966, 251 km SW
Operation Eland 1976, 359 km SE
Siege of Mbombwe 1915, 360 km E
Operation Dingo 1977, 420 km SE
Battle of Lioma 1918, 536 km E

In the same war

Before: Operation Gordian Knot 1971
All 5 engagements of Mozambican War of Independence

Elsewhere in 1972

Operation Penada is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 24 in present-day Mozambique.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10341141, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Penada, revision 1370694276, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.