battle, Cold War
Battle of Dire Dawa
Battle of Dire Dawa was a battle fought in 1977 in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q318250. The recorded result: Ethiopian victory.
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Where it sits in Q318250
Record
| Date | 1977 (year precision) to 1977 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ethiopia 9.583N, 41.867E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | 1 Militia Division; 2 Infantry Battalions; 1 Mechanized Company; 2 tanks | 3,000 soldiers; 32 T-54/55 tanks; BM-13 launchers |
| Casualties and losses | 150 soldiers killed; 1 F-5 destroyed; 8 Saab B 17 destroyed; 1 T-28 Trojan destroyed; 1 M-41 destroyed | At least 700 soldiers killed; (per Ethiopia); 21 T-54/55 lost; 5 APCs lost; 3 BM-13 launchers lost |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Das 1332, 221 km N
- Battle of Magdala 1868, 353 km NW
- British attack on Berbera 1827, 358 km E
- Ual-Ual Incident 1934, 370 km SE
- Second Battle of Amba Alagi 1941, 455 km NW
In the same war
- After: Battle of Jijiga 1977
Elsewhere in 1977
- Siege of Barentu Eritrea
- Battle of Massawa Eritrea
- Battle of Lewisham United Kingdom
- Battle of Godey Ethiopia
- Battle of Bucraa Morocco
Battle of Dire Dawa is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Ethiopia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q107720850, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dire Dawa, revision 1370438889, 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.