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The Raid at Renacer Prison was an attack on the El Renacer prison in Gamboa, Panama, by units of the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army on 20 December 1989, during the United States invasion of Panama.[1] During the raid the U.S. military freed the sixty-four prisoners held in the detention facility and killed five soldiers of the Panama Defense Forces.[2][3][4][5]
| The raid of Renacer Prison | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of United States invasion of Panama | |||||||
  Renacer Prison Raid at Renacer Prison (Panama) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Panama | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lt. Col. Lynn Moore |
Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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7th Infantry Division
1097th Transportation Company |
 Panama Defense Forces | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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83 paratroopers 3 helicopters 2 scout helicopters 1 attack helicopter 1 LCM | 27 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 wounded |
5 killed 6 wounded 22 captured 64 hostages freed | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Inside The Invasion". Newsweek Magazine. 24 June 1990. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ John Pike. "Section VI. RENACER PRISON RAID: Rehearsals".
- ^ Soldiers in Panama: Stories of Operation Just Cause. Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs. 1990. p. 6.
- ^ Steven J. Mrozek (15 June 2000). 82nd Airborne Division. Turner Publishing Company. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-56311-364-2.
- ^ "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.