battle, notable, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Kos
Battle of Kos was a battle fought on 3 October 1943 at Kos, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II, which ran from 1940 to 1945. The recorded result: German victory.
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Record
| Date | 3 October 1943 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Kos, Greece 36.791N, 27.071E | |
| Part of | Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II (1940 to 1945) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | German victory | |
| Territorial change | German occupation of Kos | |
| Belligerents | Italy; United Kingdom; Union of South Africa (air support) | Nazi Germany |
| Commanders | Felice Leggio; Lionel Kenyon | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Cos 255 BC, 16 km
- Battle of Cnidus 394 BC, 29 km
- Siege of Halicarnassus 334 BC, 42 km
- Battle of Leros 1943, 43 km
- Battle of Gerontas 1824, 47 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Leros 26 September 1943
- After: Action of 1 November 1944 1944
- All 31 engagements of Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
Elsewhere in 1943
- Battle of Kursk Soviet Union
- Third Battle of Kharkov Ukraine
- Battle of Tarawa Kiribati
- Battle of Kasserine Passe Tunisia
- Allied invasion of Italy Italy
Battle of Kos is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 274 in present-day Greece.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1752889, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kos (1943), revision 1375404377, 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.