Raid at Renacer Prison
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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 US 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 5 soldiers of the Panama Defense Forces.[2][3][4][5]
The raid of Renacer Prison | |||||||
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Part of United States invasion of Panama | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Panama | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Col. Lynn Moore | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
7th Infantry Division
228th Aviation Regiment
1097th Transportation Company | Panama Defense Forces | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
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 |
The U.S. force consisted of eighty paratroopers along with three UH-1 helicopters, two OH-58 scout helicopters, one landing craft medium (LCM), and one AH-1 Cobra. The raiding force was made up of units drawn from the 7th Infantry Division, the 82nd Airborne Division, Company C of the 3rd Battalion of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the 1st Battalion of the 228th Aviation Regiment, the 307th Engineer Battalion, and the 1097th Transportation Company.