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The 2nd Battle of Longstop Hill or the Capture of Longstop Hill took place in Tunisia during the Tunisia Campaign of World War II from 21 to 23 April 1943. The battle was fought for control over the heights of and , together known as Longstop Hill and vicinity, between the British forces of the First Army and German units of the 5th Panzer Army. The infantry of the 78th Battleaxe Division and Churchill tanks of the North Irish Horse captured Longstop Hill after bitter fighting, in which the tanks created a measure of tactical surprise by driving up the hill, a manoeuvre that only Churchill tanks could achieve. The attackers broke through the German defences, which were the last great natural barrier on the road to Tunis.

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  • The 2nd Battle of Longstop Hill or the Capture of Longstop Hill took place in Tunisia during the Tunisia Campaign of World War II from 21 to 23 April 1943. The battle was fought for control over the heights of and , together known as Longstop Hill and vicinity, between the British forces of the First Army and German units of the 5th Panzer Army. The infantry of the 78th Battleaxe Division and Churchill tanks of the North Irish Horse captured Longstop Hill after bitter fighting, in which the tanks created a measure of tactical surprise by driving up the hill, a manoeuvre that only Churchill tanks could achieve. The attackers broke through the German defences, which were the last great natural barrier on the road to Tunis. (en)
  • La seconde bataille de Longstop Hill ou capture de Longstop Hill est un affrontement s'étant déroulé en Tunisie du 21 au 23 avril 1943 pendant la campagne de Tunisie de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Opposant les forces britanniques de la 1re armée et les unités allemandes de la 5e Panzerarmee, les protagonistes se disputaient le contrôle des hauteurs de Djebel el Ahmera et Djebel Rhar, connus sous le nom de Longstop Hill et ses environs. L'infanterie de la 78e division Battleaxe et les chars Churchill du (en) ont capturé Longstop Hill après d'âpres combats, au cours desquels ils créèrent une certaine surprise tactique en montant la colline, manœuvre que seuls les chars Churchill pouvaient réaliser. Les assaillants franchirent avec succès les défenses allemandes, dernière grande barrière naturelle sur la route de Tunis. (fr)
  • 롱스톱 고지 전투(Battle of Longstop Hill)는 1943년 4월 22일부터 4월 23일까지 제2차 세계 대전의 튀니지 전역에서 진행된 전투이다. 영국의 1군단과 나치 독일의 제5기갑군 사이에 일어난 전투로서 튀니지 제벨 엘 아메라(Djebel el Ahmera), 제벨 라르(Djebel Rhar)에서 일어났다. 영국군이 전투에서 승리하면서 튀니지 튀니스를 탈환하기 위한 교두보를 마련했다. (ko)
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  • roughly 400 killed and/or wounded
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  • Germany
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  • 1943-04-23 (xsd:date)
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  • British victory
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  • 78th Division
  • 999th Light Afrika Division
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  • British troops bring down wounded during the attack on Longstop Hill; a Churchill tank is in the background, (en)
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  • roughly 400 killed and/or wounded (en)
  • roughly 500 killed and/or wounded (en)
  • roughly 600 captured nonwounded (en)
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  • Germany (en)
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  • Ernst-Günther Baade (en)
  • Vyvyan Evelegh (en)
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  • Battle of Longstop Hill (en)
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  • The Tunisia Campaign of the Second World War (en)
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  • Djebel el Ahmera, Djebel Rhar, Tunisia (en)
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  • British victory (en)
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  • The 2nd Battle of Longstop Hill or the Capture of Longstop Hill took place in Tunisia during the Tunisia Campaign of World War II from 21 to 23 April 1943. The battle was fought for control over the heights of and , together known as Longstop Hill and vicinity, between the British forces of the First Army and German units of the 5th Panzer Army. The infantry of the 78th Battleaxe Division and Churchill tanks of the North Irish Horse captured Longstop Hill after bitter fighting, in which the tanks created a measure of tactical surprise by driving up the hill, a manoeuvre that only Churchill tanks could achieve. The attackers broke through the German defences, which were the last great natural barrier on the road to Tunis. (en)
  • 롱스톱 고지 전투(Battle of Longstop Hill)는 1943년 4월 22일부터 4월 23일까지 제2차 세계 대전의 튀니지 전역에서 진행된 전투이다. 영국의 1군단과 나치 독일의 제5기갑군 사이에 일어난 전투로서 튀니지 제벨 엘 아메라(Djebel el Ahmera), 제벨 라르(Djebel Rhar)에서 일어났다. 영국군이 전투에서 승리하면서 튀니지 튀니스를 탈환하기 위한 교두보를 마련했다. (ko)
  • La seconde bataille de Longstop Hill ou capture de Longstop Hill est un affrontement s'étant déroulé en Tunisie du 21 au 23 avril 1943 pendant la campagne de Tunisie de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Opposant les forces britanniques de la 1re armée et les unités allemandes de la 5e Panzerarmee, les protagonistes se disputaient le contrôle des hauteurs de Djebel el Ahmera et Djebel Rhar, connus sous le nom de Longstop Hill et ses environs. (fr)
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  • Battle of Longstop Hill (en)
  • Bataille de Longstop Hill (fr)
  • 롱스톱 고지 전투 (ko)
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