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Battle of Sidi Bou Zid

Battle of Sidi Bou Zid was a battle fought on 14 February 1943 at Sidi Bouzid, in what is now Tunisia; it lasted 3 days. It was part of Q111976804. The recorded result: German victory. Recorded strength: 287 tanks against about 200 tanks.

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Generał Hans Jurgen von Arnim (kawaler Krzyża Rycersiego) na inspekcji niemieckich stanowisk w pobliżu Tunisu. Generał wita się z żołnierzem oddziału uderzeniowego. Widoczne lornetki Dienstglas 6x30.
Generał Hans Jurgen von Arnim (kawaler Krzyża Rycersiego) na inspekcji niemieckich stanowisk w pobliżu Tunisu. Generał wita się z żołnierzem oddziału uderzeniowego. Widoczne lornetki Dienstglas 6x30.. Mullin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 February 1943lasted 3 days
WhereSidi Bouzid, Tunisia34.867N, 9.483E
OutcomeGerman victory
BelligerentsUnited States; Free FranceagainstGermany
Casualties and losses2,546 killed; 103 tanksand≤ 1,000 casualties
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 Sidi Bou Zid, 1943
10 placed engagements of Q111976804 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 February 1943
to 17 February 1943
PlaceSidi Bouzid, Tunisia
34.867N, 9.483E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength287 tanksabout 200 tanks
Casualties and losses2,546 killed; 103 tanks≤ 1,000 casualties
Commanders
  • Lloyd Fredendall
  • Orlando Ward
  • John K. Waters
  • Alphonse Pierre Juin
Battle of Sidi Bou ZidBattle of Sidi Bou ZidBattle of El GuettarBattle of Kasserine PasseBattle of Longstop Hillfall of KairouanSiege of ThalaBattle of El GuettarBattle of Kasserine PasseBattle of Longstop Hillfall of KairouanSiege of ThalaSousseSfaxTébessaGafsaTozeurMahdiaSdid BouzidKebili100 km34.867N, 9.483E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Tunisia Campaign. 8th Army operations 30 January to 10 April 1943.
Tunisia Campaign. 8th Army operations 30 January to 10 April 1943.. Military Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: US CC C, 1ST ARMD DIVDefender: GER ELMS 10TH AND 21ST PD
Strength2,7388,380
Casualties367 (13.4%)50 (0.6%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1029
Outcomedefender won
Duration2 days
Front width4 km4 km
Attacker advanced0 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 603), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Sidi Bou Zid 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 Q1983926, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, revision 1370274352, 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.