FAPLA deploys a new battalion north of Tumpo
Tumpo
1 Mar 1988 Tumpo
The second attack on Tumpo began on 1 March. Its objective was to destroy the Cubans and FAPLA at the bridgehead or drive them west over the Cuito River and destroy the bridge.187 Again the attack failed due to minefields and stand-off artillery fire. This marked the...