First Battle of El Djorf
Battle in the French-Algerian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The First Battle of El Djorf (or El-Djorf, also known as Djeurf in French) took place on 22 September 1955, during the Algerian War, between the National Liberation Army and the French Army.
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First Battle of El Djorf | |||||||
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Part of Algerian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
André Beaufre |
Chihani Bachir Lazhar Cheriet Laghrour Abbes Adjel Adjoul (WIA)[1] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
25,000[2] | 300[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Few (French claim) 400-800 killed 1,500 wounded (Algerian claim) |
45 killed 40 wounded and captured (French claim) 60-70 killed 60-90 wounded (Algerian claim) |
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