Withdrawal from Aden

Withdrawal from Aden
Part of Aden Emergency
DateNovember 1967
LocationAden
Belligerents
 United Kingdom NLF
FLOSY
Commanders and leaders
Sir Humphrey Trevelyan
Strength
3,500

Withdrawal from Aden was the final withdrawal of British troops from the colony of Aden after 128 years. High Commissioner Sir Hugh Trevelyan boarded an RAF aircraft at RAF Khormaksar after a short handover ceremony, 28 November 1967. The last troops to leave were the Royal Engineers.[1][2]

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