Battle of Hill 609 1943
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 27 April 1943 – 1 May 1943 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1943 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | Tunisia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Tunisia campaign | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 36.9022, 9.4944 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Hill 609 took place at Djebel Tahent in northwestern Tunisia during the Tunisian campaign of World War II. The battle, part of Operation Vulcan, was for control over the key strategic height known as Hill 609 and its surrounding area between the American forces of the U.S. II Corps and German units of the Afrika Korps. It proved a formative experience for the American forces - in their first clear-cut victory of the campaign, and has been called "the American Army's coming-of-age."
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