Date 13 April 1941 Location Ptolemaida, Greece | Result German victory | |
German claim
80 tanks destroyed or abandoned
2 self-propelled AT guns
British claim
30 tanks and guns lost German claim
4 tanks destroyed
10 wounded
British claim
8 tanks destroyed Similar Battle of Lake Kastoria, Battle of Greece, Battle of Tempe Gorge, Battle of Thermopylae, Battle of Vevi | ||
The Battle of Ptolemaida refers to two distinct engagements, the first around the village of Sotir north of Ptolemaida and the second around the village of Proasteion south of Ptolemaida, both fought on 13 April 1941 during the German invasion of Greece. These battles were delaying actions fought by Allied units under the overall command of the British 1st Armoured Brigade against the German 9th Panzer Division, to cover the Allied withdrawal from their positions at Klidi and Mt. Vermion toward the new defensive line of Mt.Olympus - river Aliakmon - Mt. Siniatsikon.
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