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Operation Amanda
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| Operation Amanda | |||||||
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| Part of the Bosnian War | |||||||
 T-55A tank of Army of Republika Srpska |
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| Combatants | |||||||
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 Danish military (as part of UNPROFOR forces) |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Unknown | J. Christensen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 T-55 tank Recoiless antitank guns |
3 Leopard 1 A5 tanks | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 1 T-55 tank disabled 1 recoiless gun destroyed |
1 Leopard slighty damaged | ||||||
| War in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Siege of Sarajevo –
Foča massacres – Višegrad – Lašva Valley ethnic cleansing – Ahmići – Neretva '93 – Banja Luka – 1st Markale – Bøllebank – Amanda – Tuzla – Mrkonjić Grad – Srebrenica massacre – Summer '95 – Tiger – Storm – 2nd Markale – NATO bombing – Mistral – Sana |
Operation Amanda was an UNPROFOR mission led by Danish peacekeeping troops, with the aim of recovering an observation post near Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on October 26, 1994.
The outpost had been abandoned by the UN after a series of sniper attacks by Serbian forces.
While in route to reoccupying the position, the Danish force, composed of three Leopard 1 tanks, was fired on by at least one recoiless anti-tank gun, a T-55 tank and Bosnian Serb infantry. After sustaining slight damaged to one of the Leopards, the advancing peacekeeping tanks returned fire, destroying one recoiless rifle and putting the T-55 out of action. The Leopards fired a total of twenty-one 105 mm rounds.
The outpost was finally retaken by UNPROFOR. An interesting statement was issued by the UN about the aftermath of the incident, confirming the fate of the Serb T-55: The best tank-killing weapon is another tank. In the end, air [support] was not needed.
