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Battle of Rhodes

Battle of Rhodes was a battle fought in 1943 at Rhodes, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Rhodes. 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. Recorded strength: 39,100 men (34,000 Army, 3,000 Air Force, 2,100 Navy) against 6,000–8,000 men.

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Fought1943
WhereRhodes, Greece36.170N, 27.920E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and losses447 dead; 300 wounded; 30,000 POWand1 merchant ship captured
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

Battle of the Espero Convoy, 1940Battle of Cape Spada, 1940Battle of Cape Passero, 1940Battle of Sidi Barrani, 1940Siege of Giarabub, 1940Battle of Kufra, 1941Operation Sonnenblume, 1941Battle of Cape Matapan, 1941Siege of Tobruk, 1941Battle of the Tarigo Convoy, 1941Battle of the Duisburg Convoy, 1941Battle of Cape Bon, 1941First Battle of Sirte, 1941Raid on Alexandria, 1941Second Battle of Sirte, 1942Battle of Gazala, 1942Battle of Bir Hakeim, 1942Axis capture of Tobruk, 1942Battle of Mersa Matruh, 1942Battle of Alam el Halfa, 1942Battle of Skerki Bank, 1942Battle of the Gulf of Gabes, 1943Battle of the Cigno Convoy, 1943Battle of Enfidaville, 1943Battle of the Campobasso Convoy, 1943Battle of Rhodes, 1943Battle of Leros, 1943Battle of Kos, 1943Action of 1 November 1944, 1944Battle of Ist, 1944Raid on Santorini, 1944Battle of Port Cros, 1944Battle of La Ciotat, 1944Battle of the Ligurian Sea, 194519401945Battle of Rhodes, 1943
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

Date1943 (year precision)
to 1943
PlaceRhodes, Greece
36.170N, 27.920E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeGerman occupation of Rhodes
Strength39,100 men (34,000 Army, 3,000 Air Force, 2,100 Navy)6,000–8,000 men
Casualties and losses447 dead; 300 wounded; 30,000 POW1 merchant ship captured
Commanders
  • Inigo Campioni
  • Ulrich Kleemann
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Placed at Rhodes; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Rhodes 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 Q3636599, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rhodes (1943), revision 1378002948, 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.