September 13–18, 1961 · Katanga and Ndola (Northern Rhodesia) Theater
September 13–18, 1961
The UN launched Operation Morthor to end the Katangese secession by force, but the offensive bogged down and the Jadotville debacle followed. Flying to Ndola to negotiate a ceasefire with Tshombe, UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld was killed when his aircraft crashed at night in still-unexplained circumstances — long suspected by many to have been shot down or sabotaged.
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