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Battle of Jezzine

Battle of Jezzine was a battle fought on 13 June 1941 at Jezzine, in what is now Lebanon. It was part of the Syria–Lebanon campaign. The recorded result: Australian victory.

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Fought13 June 1941
WhereJezzine, Lebanon33.320N, 35.350E
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 Jezzine, 1941
10 placed engagements of the Syria–Lebanon campaign in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 June 1941
PlaceJezzine, Lebanon
33.320N, 35.350E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of JezzineBattle of JezzineSiege of TyreSiege of TyreSiege of TyreSiege of TyreSiege of TyreSiege of TyreSiege of TyreDamascusBeirutṬarābulusHaifaNablusNazarethAs SuwaydaAd Nabk100 km33.320N, 35.350E
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Battle of Jezzine is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Lebanon.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871328, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jezzine (1941), revision 1370444217, 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.