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Battle of the Mareth Line

Battle of the Mareth Line was a battle fought on 16 March 1943 at Mareth Line, in what is now Tunisia; it lasted 15 days. It was part of Q111976804. The recorded result: British victory.

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The British Army in Tunisia 1943 A 25-pdr field gun in action at night during the assault on the Mareth line, 30 March 1943.
The British Army in Tunisia 1943 A 25-pdr field gun in action at night during the assault on the Mareth line, 30 March 1943.. No 2 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Palmer (Sgt), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 March 1943lasted 15 days
WhereMareth Line, Tunisia33.633N, 10.300E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; British India; Dominion of New Zealand; Free France; GreeceagainstKingdom of Italy; Nazi Germany
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 the Mareth Line, 1943
10 placed engagements of Q111976804 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date16 March 1943
to 31 March 1943
PlaceMareth Line, Tunisia
33.633N, 10.300E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of the Mareth LineBattle of the Mareth LineBattle of Wadi AkaritBattle of DjerbaSiege of DjerbaBattle of Ksar GhilaneBattle of Longstop HillBattle of Wadi AkaritBattle of DjerbaBattle of Ksar GhilaneZuwaraSfaxGafsaBen GardaneKebili100 km33.633N, 10.300E
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Battle of the Mareth Line 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 Q1154689, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Mareth Line, revision 1370600977, 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.