Battle of El Menaouer (1957)
The Battle of El Menaouer occurred in 1957, when two Algerian battalions were ambushed by a giant 20,000 French army.
| Battle of El Menaouer | |||||||
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| Part of Algerian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| ALN | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Si Mohamed Si Redouan † Si Abdel Latif Ali Hellali | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | French Army Light Aviation | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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69 men 23 wounded |
650 men 6 aircraft | ||||||
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