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Result17 EOKA members were captured, and the EOKA group was broken and no longer posed a threat. LocationTroodos Mountains, Troodos, Cyprus
Operation Lucky Alphonse was a British Armed Forces operation that occurred during the EOKA insurgency in Cyprus. The British Army lost 25 men, mostly as a result of road accidents (7) and a forest fire that killed 13 men of the Gordon Highlanders, 5 Norfolks and two from the Parachute Regiment.
Units
Units already stationed in the Troodos Area
The Parachute Regiment
The Royal Marines
The Gordon Highlanders
Supporting Units
The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
The South Staffordshire Regiment
The Royal Norfolk Regiment
The Royal Horse Guards
The RAF Regiment
HMS Diamond
C Company of the 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry