Battle of Ptolemaida
Appearance
Battle of Ptolemaida | |||||||
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Part of the Battle of Greece | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom Australia New Zealand | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Brig. H.V.S. Charrington | Alfred Ritter von Hubicki | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
1st Armoured Brigade | 9th Panzer Division | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
German claim: 80 tanks destroyed/abandoned 2 self-propelled AT guns[1] British claim: 30 tanks and guns lost[2] |
German claim: 4 tanks destroyed[3] 10 wounded[4] British claim: 8 tanks destroyed[5] |
The Battle of Ptolemaida refers to two distinct engagements, the first around the village of Sotir north of
Mt. Siniatsikon.[citation needed
]
Footnotes
- ^ Η Γερμανική Εκστρατεία Εις Την Ελλάδα, απόδοσις Γεωργίου Γαζή, Αθήναι 1961, page 241, [Greek translation of German original: Der Deutsche Griechenland Feldzug, Alex Büchner, Kurt Vowinckel Verlag, Heidelberg 1957]
- ^ Το Τέλος Μιας Εποποιίας, ΔΙΣ, Αθηναι 1959, page 53
- ^ Η Γερμανική Εκστρατεία Εις Την Ελλάδα, απόδοσις Γεωργίου Γαζή, Αθήναι 1961, page 241, [Greek translation of German original: Der Deutsche Griechenland Feldzug, Alex Büchner, Kurt Vowinckel Verlag, Heidelberg 1957]
- ^ Η Γερμανική Εκστρατεία Εις Την Ελλάδα, απόδοσις Γεωργίου Γαζή, Αθήναι 1961, page 241, [Greek translation of German original: Der Deutsche Griechenland Feldzug, Alex Büchner, Kurt Vowinckel Verlag, Heidelberg 1957]
- ^ Το Τέλος Μιας Εποποιίας, ΔΙΣ, Αθηναι 1959, page 53