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Point 175

Point 175 was a battle fought on 29 November 1941 in what is now Libya; it lasted 2 days. It was part of Operation Crusader. The recorded result: Italian victory. Recorded strength: 132nd Armoured Division Ariete: 9,274 men against 2nd New Zealand Division: 20,000 men.

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Map of the battlefield during the relief of Tobruk Nov. / Dec. 1941
Map of the battlefield during the relief of Tobruk Nov. / Dec. 1941. Kirrages, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 November 1941lasted 2 days
WhereLibya31.827N, 24.136E
OutcomeItalian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstDominion of New Zealand
Casualties and lossesOperation Crusader: 5,707andOperation Crusader: 4,620
Part ofOperation Crusader1941

Where it sits in Operation Crusader

First Battle of Bir el Gubi, 1941Point 175, 1941Second Battle of Bir el Gubi, 194119411941Point 175, 1941
3 placed engagements of Operation Crusader in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 November 1941
to 1 December 1941
PlaceLibya
31.827N, 24.136E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength132nd Armoured Division Ariete: 9,274 men2nd New Zealand Division: 20,000 men
Casualties and lossesOperation Crusader: 5,707Operation Crusader: 4,620
Commanders
  • Mario Balotta
  • Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
Point 175Point 175Siege of TobrukBattle of TobrukBritish capture of TobrukSecond Battle of Bir el GubiFirst Battle of Bir el GubiSiege of TobrukBattle of TobrukSecond Battle of Bir el GubiFirst Battle of Bir el GubiDarnah100 km31.827N, 24.136E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1941

Point 175 is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 57 in present-day Libya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7207923, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Point 175, revision 1376132053, 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.