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Battle of Wadi Akarit

Battle of Wadi Akarit was a battle fought on 6 April 1943 at Wādī al ‘Akārīt, in what is now Tunisia; it lasted 1 day. It was part of Q111976804. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 3 divisions against 24,500 (estimated).

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Tunisia Campaign. 8th Army operations 30 January to 10 April 1943.
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Fought6 April 1943lasted 1 day
WhereWādī al ‘Akārīt, Tunisia33.883N, 10.117E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; British India; Dominion of New Zealand; Free France; Kingdom of GreeceagainstKingdom of Italy; Nazi Germany
Casualties and losses1,289; 32 tanksand7,000 prisoners
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 Wadi Akarit, 1943
10 placed engagements of Q111976804 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 April 1943
to 7 April 1943
PlaceWādī al ‘Akārīt, Tunisia
33.883N, 10.117E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength3 divisions24,500 (estimated)
Casualties and losses1,289; 32 tanks7,000 prisoners
Commanders
  • Giovanni Messe
Battle of Wadi AkaritBattle of Wadi AkaritBattle of the Mareth LineBattle of DjerbaSiege of DjerbaBattle of Longstop HillBattle of Ksar GhilaneBattle of the Mareth LineBattle of Longstop HillBattle of Ksar GhilaneZuwaraSfaxZarzisGafsaBen GardaneMedenineSdid BouzidKebili100 km33.883N, 10.117E
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Battle of Wadi Akarit 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 Q4872704, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Wadi Akarit, revision 1370592895, 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.