Operation Trident (1963)

Operation Trident was a combined military operation of the Portuguese Army, Navy and Air Force during the Portuguese Colonial War in Guinea in January 1964.

Plan
The operation's goal was to eliminate the PAIGC guerrilla and occupy the Como archipelago, which since 1963 was occupied by the PAIGC.

The operation has been divided into three phases:
 * 1) The first was initiated on the 15 January and consisted of the disembarkation of the army groups, with air and artillery support, from Catió.
 * 2) In the second phase, the Portuguese forces patrolled the islands from 17 to 24 January.
 * 3) The third phase, on the 24 January to the 24 March, was where the most of the fighting took place.