Operation Grandslam
The State of Katanga was a secessionist state rebelling against the Republic of the Congo in central Africa. The United Nations had tried several times to reconcile the Congo with Katanga, which had declared independence under Moïse Tshombe with Belgian support in 1960. The situation reached a breaking point in December 1962 when Katangese gendarmes attacked peacekeepers in Katanga. United...
