Masaka is a district and a city in the Buganda Region in southern Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District.
Masaka in 2014
Maize plantation in Masaka
Villa Maria Catholic parish in Masaka
In October 1978 Uganda invaded the Kagera Salient in northern Tanzania, initiating the Uganda–Tanzania War. The Ugandans met light resistance and in November President Idi Amin of Uganda announced the annexation of all Tanzanian land north of the Kagera River. The Tanzanians organised a counter-offensive later in November and successfully ejected the Ugandan forces from their country.
When the Uganda Army invaded Kagera, it deployed several OT-64 SKOT armoured personnel carriers (example in Ugandan service pictured).
The Ugandan attack included numerous armoured vehicles, including T-55 tanks (example pictured)
Ugandan aircraft attacked Bukoba (pictured) on 18 and 27 October 1978.