Battle of Hill 609

Battle of Hill 609
Part of Operation Vulcan, the Tunisian campaign

Tunisian campaign operations 20 April to 13 May 1943.
Date27 April – 1 May 1943
Location
36°54′8″N 9°29′40″E / 36.90222°N 9.49444°E / 36.90222; 9.49444
Djebel Tahent, Tunisia
Result American victory
Belligerents
United States  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Omar Bradley
Charles W. Ryder
Terry Allen		 Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
Strength
II Corps Afrika Korps
Casualties and losses
2,453 Unknown

The Battle of Hill 609 took place at Djebel Tahent in northwestern Tunisia during the Tunisian campaign of World War II. The battle which was part of Operation Vulcan was for control over the key strategic height known as Hill 609 and its surrounding area between the American forces of the U.S. II Corps and German units of the Afrika Korps. The battle proved a formative experience for the American forces - in their first clear-cut victory of the campaign, and has been called "the American Army's coming-of-age."

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