The Battle of Nicosia Hospital was a military engagement during the

Cyprus Emergency The Cyprus Emergency was a conflict fought in British Cyprus between April 1955 and March 1959. The National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA), a Greek Cypriot right-wing nationalist guerrilla organisation, began an armed campaign in s ...

. The

EOKA The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA ; ) was a Greek Cypriot nationalist guerrilla organization that fought a campaign for the end of Cyprus#Cyprus under the British Empire, British rule in Cyprus, and for enosis, eventual union with K ...

planned a raid to rescue Polykarpos Giorkatzis, an EOKA prisoner who had been transferred to hospital. The escape was successful, although the team suffered casualties."Chapter 5 The events following the exile of Archbishop Makarios until his release from the Seychelles (9 March 1956 - 28 March 1957)", ''A history of the liberation struggle of EOKA (1955-1959)''
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Battles involving the United Kingdom Cyprus Emergency August 1956 in Europe 1956 in Cyprus

Hospital A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized Medical Science, health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically ...

Attacks on buildings and structures in the 1950s Attacks on buildings and structures in Cyprus Wartime attacks on hospitals in Asia Wartime attacks on hospitals in Europe {{battle-stub