Battle of Enfidaville
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The Battle of Enfidaville was a World War II engagement in April 1943 in Tunisia, where Allied forces attacked Axis defensive positions as part of the final North African campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Enfidaville canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Enfidha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
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Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
limited Allied gains
ⓘ
strong Axis defensive terrain ⓘ |
| combatant |
Free French Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Bernard Freyberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernard Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Giovanni Messe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | French Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Free France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defensiveLine | Axis Enfidaville position ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-04-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | final Allied offensive in Tunisia ⓘ |
| location |
Enfidaville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the last Eighth Army battles in North Africa
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heavy casualties for limited territorial advance ⓘ |
| objective |
to break Axis defensive positions south of Enfidaville
ⓘ
to support First Army attacks further north ⓘ |
| partOf |
North African Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tunisia Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfOperation | Eighth Army advance in Tunisia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Wadi Akarit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Axis defensive line held
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inconclusive ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-04-19 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | final phase of the North African Campaign ⓘ |
| theatre | Mediterranean theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April 1943 ⓘ |
| usedUnit |
1st British Armoured Division
NERFINISHED
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2nd New Zealand Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Indian Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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