| Operation Overload | |||||||
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| Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Rhodesia |
 ZANLA | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Ian Smith |
Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 Rhodesian Army | unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | |||||||
Operation Overload was a forced resettlement operation conducted by the Rhodesian Army that took place over six weeks starting on 27 July 1974. It aimed to separate civilians from the guerrillas whom they typically supported.