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Battle of Mersa Matruh

Battle of Mersa Matruh was a battle fought on 29 June 1942 at Marsa Matruh, in what is now Egypt. It was part of the Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II, which ran from 1940 to 1945. The recorded result: German–Italian victory.

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The Panzerjäger-Abteilung 39 (part of "Kampfgruppe Gräf", part of the 21. Panzer Division) of the Afrika Korps on the move. Original caption: "Vormarsch der Panzerjäger-Abteilung 39."
The Panzerjäger-Abteilung 39 (part of "Kampfgruppe Gräf", part of the 21. Panzer Division) of the Afrika Korps on the move. Original caption: "Vormarsch der Panzerjäger-Abteilung 39.". Georg Weber, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 June 1942
WhereMarsa Matruh, Egypt31.350N, 27.233E
OutcomeGerman–Italian victory
Part ofMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II1940 to 1945

Where it sits in the Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II

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34 placed engagements of the Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 June 1942
PlaceMarsa Matruh, Egypt
31.350N, 27.233E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Mersa MatruhBattle of Mersa MatruhBattle of AgagiaBattle of Sidi BarraniBattle of NibeiwaOutpost SnipeFirst Battle of El AlameinBattle of AgagiaBattle of NibeiwaOutpost SnipeEl Daba100 km31.350N, 27.233E
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Battle of Mersa Matruh is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q22947785, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mersa Matruh, revision 1384560263, 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.