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Battle of Longstop Hill

Battle of Longstop Hill was a battle fought on 22 April 1943 at Tunisia; it lasted 1 day. It was part of Q111976804. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 78th Division against 999th Light Afrika Division.

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The British Army in Tunisia 1943 Stretcher bearers of the East Surrey Regiment, with a Churchill tank of the North Irish Horse in the background, during the attack on Longstop Hill, 23 April 1943.
The British Army in Tunisia 1943 Stretcher bearers of the East Surrey Regiment, with a Churchill tank of the North Irish Horse in the background, during the attack on Longstop Hill, 23 April 1943.. Lupson (Sgt), No 2 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 April 1943lasted 1 day
WhereTunisia34.000N, 9.000E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstGermany
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 Longstop Hill, 1943
10 placed engagements of Q111976804 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 April 1943
to 23 April 1943
PlaceTunisia
34.000N, 9.000E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength78th Division999th Light Afrika Division
Casualties and lossesRoughly 400 killed and/or woundedRoughly 500 killed and/or wounded; roughly 600 captured nonwounded
Commanders
  • Vyvyan Evelegh
  • Ernst-Günther Baade
Battle of Longstop HillBattle of Longstop HillBattle of El GuettarBattle of Wadi AkaritBattle of Sidi Bou ZidBattle of the Mareth LineBattle of Ksar GhilaneBattle of El GuettarBattle of Wadi AkaritBattle of Sidi Bou ZidBattle of Ksar GhilaneSfaxGafsaQasserineTozeurTataouineMedenineSdid BouzidKebili100 km34.000N, 9.000E
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Battle of Longstop Hill 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 Q16165490, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Longstop Hill, revision 1370448000, 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.