Battle of Vevi (1941)

Battle of Vevi
	Part of World War II
	; Members of the Australian 2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment resting, soon after their withdrawal from the Vevi area.
Date	11–12 April 1941
Location	Vevi, Greece
Result	German victory
Belligerents
Australia; Greece; New Zealand; United Kingdom	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Iven Mackay (operational); George Vasey	Josef Dietrich; Wilhelm von Apell; Fritz Witt
Strength
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, about 27 British, 1–2 NZ ); 480 captured; Greece:; 40 killed/wounded; 136 captured	37 killed; 98 wounded; 2 captured

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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