title: Operation Lucky Alphonse
text: # Operation Lucky Alphonse
  
  Operation Lucky Alphonse was a failed British Armed Forces operation that occurred during the EOKA insurgency in Cyprus. The British military sustained more than 30 casualties.
  
  ## Units
  
  * Units that took part in the operation:
     * The Parachute Regiment
     * The Royal Marines
     * The Gordon Highlanders
     * The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
     * The South Staffordshire Regiment
     * The Royal Norfolk Regiment
     * The Royal Horse Guards
     * The RAF Regiment
     * HMS Diamond
     * C Company of the 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
  