Withdrawal from Aden | |||||
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Part of Aden Emergency | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
United Kingdom |
NLF FLOSY |
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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.