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Battle of Deir ez-Zor

Battle of Deir ez-Zor was a battle fought on 3 July 1941 at Deir ez-Zor, in what is now Syria. It was part of the Syria–Lebanon campaign. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Fought3 July 1941
WhereDeir ez-Zor, Syria35.333N, 40.150E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; British India; TransjordanagainstVichy France; Syria
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 Deir ez-Zor, 1941
10 placed engagements of the Syria–Lebanon campaign in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 July 1941
PlaceDeir ez-Zor, Syria
35.333N, 40.150E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Commanders
  • Henry Maitland Wilson
  • William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
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Battle of Deir ez-Zor is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4671527, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Deir ez-Zor (1941), revision 1370109607, 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.