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Bay of Pigs Invasion

The arrival of Cuban troops and militia

Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 09:00:00 AM
Australia, Cuba - Covadonga, Cuba - Yaguaramas, Cuba

By 09:00, Cuban troops and militia from outside the area had started arriving at the Central Australia sugar mill, Covadonga and Yaguaramas. Throughout the day they were reinforced by more troops, heavy armour and T-34 tanks typically carried on flat-bed trucks.


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