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Battle of Damour

Battle of Damour was a battle fought on 5 July 1941 at Damour, in what is now Iraq; it lasted 4 days. It was part of the Syria–Lebanon campaign. The recorded result: Australian victory.

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The broken bridge at the mouth of the river Damour.
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Fought5 July 1941lasted 4 days
WhereDamour, Iraq33.000N, 44.000E
OutcomeAustralian victory
BelligerentsAustraliaagainstVichy France; French Lebanon
Part ofSyria–Lebanon campaign1941

Where it sits in the Syria–Lebanon campaign

Battle of the Litani River, 1941Battle of Jezzine, 1941Battle of Kissoué, 1941Battle of Sidon, 1941Battle of Damascus, 1941Battle of Merdjayoun, 1941Battle of Palmyra, 1941Battle of Deir ez-Zor, 1941Battle of Damour, 1941Battle of Beirut, 194119411941Battle of Damour, 1941
10 placed engagements of the Syria–Lebanon campaign in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 July 1941
to 9 July 1941
PlaceDamour, Iraq
33.000N, 44.000E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Commanders
  • Arthur Allen (general)
Battle of DamourBattle of DamourBattle of CunaxaBattle of KarbalaBattle of MisicheCapture of BaghdadSiege of PirisaboraBattle of CunaxaBattle of KarbalaCapture of BaghdadSiege of PirisaboraNajafAl HillahAl KutBaqubahAd DiwaniyahAl MusayyibMandaliSamarra100 km33.000N, 44.000E
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Battle of Damour is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870839, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Damour, revision 1376131996, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.