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Battle of Hill 609

Battle of Hill 609 was a battle fought on 27 April 1943 at Tunisia; it lasted 4 days. It was part of Q111976804. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: II Corps against Afrika Korps.

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Battle of Hill 609
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Fought27 April 1943lasted 4 days
WhereTunisia36.902N, 9.494E
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses2,453andUnknown
Part ofQ111976804

Where it sits in Q111976804

Battle of Kasserine Passe, 1943Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, 1943Battle of Sedjenane, 1943Battle of Ksar Ghilane, 1943Battle of the Mareth Line, 1943Battle of El Guettar, 1943Battle of Wadi Akarit, 1943Battle of Takrouna, 1943Battle of Longstop Hill, 1943Battle of Hill 609, 194319431943Battle of Hill 609, 1943
10 placed engagements of Q111976804 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 April 1943
to 1 May 1943
PlaceTunisia
36.902N, 9.494E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthII CorpsAfrika Korps
Casualties and losses2,453Unknown
Commanders
Battle of Hill 609Battle of Hill 609Battle of SedjenaneHammadid capture of Béja (1015)Battle of the Bagradas RiverSiege of UticaSiege of UticaBattle of SedjenaneHammadid capture of Béja (1015)Siege of UticaAnnabaSousseBizerteSouk AhrasNabeulEl KefJendoubaSiliana100 km36.902N, 9.494E
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Battle of Hill 609 is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871224, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hill 609, revision 1370442997, 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.