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Battle of Ptolemaida

Battle of Ptolemaida was a battle fought on 13 April 1941 at Ptolemaida, in what is now Greece. It was part of Battle of Greece. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought13 April 1941
WherePtolemaida, Greece40.489N, 21.711E
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; Australia; Dominion of New ZealandagainstNazi Germany
Part ofBattle of Greece1941

Where it sits in Battle of Greece

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Record

Date13 April 1941
PlacePtolemaida, Greece
40.489N, 21.711E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesGerman claim: 80 tanks destroyed/abandoned; 2 self-propelled AT guns; British claim: 30 tanks and guns lostGerman claim: 4 tanks destroyed; 10 wounded; British claim: 8 tanks destroyed
Commanders
  • H.V.S. Charrington
  • Alfred Ritter von Hubicki
Battle of PtolemaidaBattle of PtolemaidaBattle of Kleisoura PassKleisoura Battle, 1903Battle of SorovichBattle of FardykambosBattle of Malka NidzheBattle of Kleisoura PassBattle of SorovichBattle of FardykambosBattle of Malka NidzheTiranaLarissaBitolaIoaninaSeresKerkiraElbasanVolos100 km40.489N, 21.711E
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Battle of Ptolemaida is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872118, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ptolemaida, revision 1375127531, 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.