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Operation Tail-Wind

Operation Tail-Wind was a campaign fought in 1970 at Owerri, in what is now Nigeria. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Owerri. It was part of the Nigerian Civil War, which ran from 1967 to 1970. The recorded result: Decisive Nigerian victory; Capitulation of Biafra. Recorded strength: ~120,000 troops against Unknown.

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Fought1970
WhereOwerri, Nigeria5.483N, 7.033E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeDecisive Nigerian victory; Capitulation of Biafra
BelligerentsNigeriaagainstBiafra
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofNigerian Civil War1967 to 1970

Where it sits in the Nigerian Civil War

Operation UNICORD, 1967Midwest Invasion of 1967, 1967Fall of Enugu, 1967First Invasion of Onitsha, 1967Operation Tiger Claw, 1967Second Invasion of Onitsha, 1968Invasion of Port Harcourt, 1968Operation OAU, 1968Siege of Owerri, 1968Operation Hiroshima, 1968Operation Leopard, 1969Invasion of Umuahia, 1969Operation Tail-Wind, 197019671970Operation Tail-Wind, 1970
13 placed engagements of the Nigerian Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1970 (year precision)
to 1970
PlaceOwerri, Nigeria
5.483N, 7.033E
KindCampaign, Cold War
Strength~120,000 troopsUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Olusegun Obasanjo
Operation Tail-WindOperation Tail-WindBattle of EkiokpaghaBattle of EkiokpaghaEnuguPort HarcourtWarriAbaAwkaCalabarSapeleOnitsha100 km5.483N, 7.033E
Placed at Owerri; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Operation Tail-Wind is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 27 in present-day Nigeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7097608, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Tail-Wind, revision 1376686912, 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.