Raid at Renacer Prison

The raid of Renacer Prison
	Part of United States invasion of Panama
Date	20 December 1989
Location	Panama Canal, about halfway across the Isthmus
Result	American victory - all 64 hostages liberated and rescued
Belligerents
United States	Panama Defense Force; Panama
Strength
80 airborne paratroopers; A team of military police; 3 UH-1 helicopters; 2 OH-58 scout helicopters; 1 (LCM) landing craft medium	27 PDF guards and troops
Casualties and losses
4 paratroopers wounded	5 dead PDF guards and troops; 22 PDF guards and troops captured or wounded

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 December 20, 1989, during the United States invasion of Panama.^[1]

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References[]

↑ "Inside The Invasion". June 24, 1990. http://www.newsweek.com/inside-invasion-206478. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

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[1] "Inside The Invasion". June 24, 1990. http://www.newsweek.com/inside-invasion-206478. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

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