campaign, notable, interwar and Second World War
Operation Ochsenkopf
Operation Ochsenkopf was a campaign fought in 1943 in what is now Tunisia. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: ≥ 25 tanks against 13,000 men; 77 tanks.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1943 (year precision) to 1943 | |
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| Place | Tunisia 37.050N, 9.233E | |
| Kind | Campaign, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | ≥ 25 tanks | 13,000 men; 77 tanks |
| Casualties and losses | 4,200 casualties (2,300 prisoners); 16 tanks; 31 guns; 40 vehicles | 4,500 casualties (2,200 prisoners); 71 tanks; 60 vehicles |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Sedjenane 1943, same recorded site
- Battle of Hill 609 1943, 28 km SE
- Hammadid capture of Béja (1015) 1015, 35 km S
- Battle of the Bagradas River 49 BC, 68 km E
- Siege of Utica 204 BC, 74 km E
In the same war
- Before: Bombing of Gioia Tauro and Cittanova in World War II 1943
- After: Battle of Sedjenane 26 February 1943
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1943
Operation Ochsenkopf is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 133 in present-day Tunisia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20203098, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Ochsenkopf, revision 1379285800, read 2026-11-15, 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.