The second attack , on 11 November , again targeted the 16th brigade . Again 16th brigade escaped annihilation by crossing the river , but this time they lost 14 tanks and 394 men . The SADF had 5 men killed and 19 more wounded , with 2 armoured vehicles destroyed and one tank damaged . The recovery , under fire , of a crippled tank and the subsequent re-entry of a minefield where the tank was extracted from to rescue a wounded soldier , earned Captain Petrus van Zyl and Lieutenant De Villers Vosloo of 32 Battalion both Honoris Crux decorations
Honoris Crux
Honoris Crux (1975)
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale