battle, Cold War

Battle of the Crater

Name: Battle of the Crater
Location: Aden, Yemen

Battle of the Crater was a battle fought in 1967 at Aden, in what is now Yemen. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Aden. It was part of Q3299864. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: Unknown; 1 helicopter against 400.

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Fought1967

WhereAden, Yemen12.800N, 45.033E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBritish victory

BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstNLF; FLOSY

Casualties and lossesNoneand11 killed

Part ofQ3299864

Record

Date	1967 (year precision)
Place	Aden, Yemen 12.800N, 45.033E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	Unknown; 1 helicopter	400
Casualties and losses	None	11 killed
Commanders	Colin Mitchell

Placed at Aden; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Capture of Aden 1548, 1.0 km W
Siege of Aden 1513, 2.8 km SE
Aden Expedition 1839, 2.8 km SE
Battle of Zafar AD 632, 171 km NW
British attack on Berbera 1827, 263 km S

In the same war

Before: Battle of Dhala 1965

Elsewhere in 1967

Battle of the Crater is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 18 in present-day Yemen.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16966603, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Crater, revision 1370437783, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.