Este texto, escrito por un marine estadounidense (Charles O. Skipper) en 1984 para una breve historia de El Salvador es uno de los mejores resúmenes de la Guerra del 69 contra Honduras que he leido: El Salvador began the war at 5:50 pm on July 14,1969 with the Air Force making a surprise attack on Honduran targets. The raid was unsuccessful due to the inadequacy of the aircraft: 11 fighter planes (propeller driven aircraft from World War II) and 5 twin engine bombers (DC-3s fitted with external racks).(27) The ground forces were made up of some 9,000 poorly equipped troops, including the army and security forces. They fared somewhat better and at some points penetrated up to 18 miles into Honduras.(28) After four days a ceasefire was arranged under pressure from the Organization of American States and United States. El Salvador agreed to withdraw their troops and by August 2, 1969 all Salvadorean forces had been removed.(29) President Sanchez ordered a victory parade which was held on August 5 and witnessed by perhaps half a million cheering Salvadoreans. Nevertheless, the war was a disaster for the country.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:12:30 +0000
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