Battle of Longstop Hill

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The Battle of Longstop Hill was a key World War II engagement in Tunisia in 1943, where Allied forces fought to secure a strategic height controlling the approach to Tunis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Djebel el Ahmera–Djebel Rhar battle ⓘ
belligerentSide Allies ⓘ
linked to: Allied forces

Axis ⓘ
campaign Tunisian Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Tunisian campaign
combatant Allied forces ⓘ
Axis forces ⓘ
linked to: Axis

Germany ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Tunisia ⓘ
date 1943 ⓘ
front Western Desert and Tunisia front ⓘ
linked to: Tunisian campaign
geographicalFeature Longstop Hill ⓘ
location Tunisia ⓘ
militaryOperationType hill assault ⓘ
infantry assault ⓘ
outcome Allied forces secured Longstop Hill ⓘ
partOf Allied offensive towards Tunis ⓘ
Tunisia Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Tunisian campaign
result Allied victory ⓘ
significance control of strategic high ground dominating routes to Tunis ⓘ
key engagement in the advance on Tunis ⓘ
strategicObjective capture of Longstop Hill ⓘ
control of approaches to Tunis ⓘ
theatre North African theatre of World War II ⓘ
timePeriod April 1943 ⓘ
year 1943 ⓘ

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British First Army → notableBattle → Battle of Longstop Hill ⓘ
Battle of Longstop Hill → outcome → Allied forces secured Longstop Hill ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Longstop Hill
Battle of Medjez-el-Bab → followedBy → Battle of Longstop Hill ⓘ