Operation Griffin (Portugal)
| Operation Griffin | |||||||
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| Part of Portuguese Colonial War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Portugal | PAIGC | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Cap. Tinoco de Faria † | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed | 5 killed | ||||||
Operation Griffin (Portuguese: Operação Grifo) was an ambush organised by a squad of Portuguese paratroopers in southern Guinea to prevent the penetration of guerrillas from Guinea-Conacri into Portuguese controlled areas.