Battle of Vevi (1941)
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This article is about battle in World War II. For the First Balkan War, see Battle of Vevi (1912).
The Battle of Vevi (or Veve, Greek: Μάχη της Bεύης), in Greece, also known as the Battle of the Klidi Pass, was part of the Greek campaign of World War II. It took place on 11–12 April 1941, north of the town of Amyntaion, close to the northwestern Greek border. Allied troops fought forces from Nazi Germany.
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Battle of Vevi | |||||||
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Part of World War II | |||||||
Members of the Australian 2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment resting, soon after their withdrawal from the Vevi area. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Australia Greece New Zealand United Kingdom | Germany | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Iven Mackay (operational) George Vasey |
Josef Dietrich Wilhelm von Apell Fritz Witt | ||||||
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Eight infantry battalions Elements of one machine gun battalion and several artillery batteries |
One mechanised brigade (Waffen SS) One armoured brigade (German Army) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
British Empire 56 killed (28 Australians,[lower-alpha 1] about 27 British,[lower-alpha 2] 1–2 NZ [lower-alpha 3]) 480 captured[3][4][5] Greece: 40 killed/wounded[lower-alpha 4] 136 captured[d] |
37 killed 98 wounded 2 captured[10] |
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