Early July 1967.

Footage of the aftermath of the re-taking of the district of Crater in Aden by troops of the of the 1st Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders commanded by Lt. Colonel Colin "Mad Mitch" Mitchell who is briefly interviewed by ITN News correspondent, Alan Hart.

Crater had previously been taken over by mutineering policemen after an ambush of British soldiers and their withdrawal. The British reaction to re-occupy Crater, "Operation Stirling Castle", came to be known as the "Last Battle of the British Empire".

Source of Footage: ITN News via Getty Images

Note:

My blog:

"A brief reflection on British counter-insurgency campaigns since the end of the Second World War" http://adeyinkamakinde.blogspot.com/2...

Academia dot Edu (Pdf download):
https://www.academia.edu/34475872/A_B...