Battle of Halhal

The Battle of Halhal[1] was a battle of the Eritrean War of Independence, and took place on 18 July 1962. In the battle, the Eritrean Liberation Front was able to overrun the local police office in Halhal and control it for an entire day.[2] The defenders, which were Eritrean Police commandos, had been trained by the Israeli military.[1]

Battle of the Halhal police office
Part of Eritrean War of Independence
Battle of Halhal is located in Eritrea
Halhal
Halhal
Battle of Halhal (Eritrea)
Date18 July 1962
Location
Halhal, Eritrea
Result ELF victory
Belligerents
Eritrean Liberation Front  Ethiopian Empire

References
  1. "Untitled Document". www.ehrea.org. Retrieved 2019-02-01. Hal Hal post defenders were Eritrean Police commandos trained by the Israeli military in advanced infantry and counter insurgency tactics.
  2. "From the Experiences of the Eritrean Liberation Army (ELA)". NHarnet.net. 13 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 6 December 2018. Among many smaller military operations of 1962 included: overrunning and controlling for a full day the Halhal police post on 1968; the setting on fire of Gogne police post on 10 October 1962: overnight simultaneous attacks on police posts of Garsat, Galuj and Barentu on 15 November 1962. The attack at the Sala enemy camp left 6 soldiers killed.


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