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Battle of Ptolemaida
Part of the Battle of Greece
PtolemaidaBattle of Ptolemaida (Greece)
Date 13 April 1941 Location Ptolemaida area, Greece Result German victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  Australia  New Zealand	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Brig. H.V.S. Charrington	Alfred Ritter von Hubicki
Units involved
1st Armoured Brigade	9th Panzer Division
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
German claim: 80 tanks destroyed/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

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 escape from their positions at Mt. Vermion toward the new defensive line of Mt.Olympus – river Aliakmon – Mt. Siniatsikon.

Footnotes

1. Η Γερμανική Εκστρατεία Εις Την Ελλάδα, απόδοσις Γεωργίου Γαζή, Αθήναι 1961, page 241,
2. Το Τέλος Μιας Εποποιίας, ΔΙΣ, Αθηναι 1959, page 53
3. Η Γερμανική Εκστρατεία Εις Την Ελλάδα, απόδοσις Γεωργίου Γαζή, Αθήναι 1961, page 241,
4. Η Γερμανική Εκστρατεία Εις Την Ελλάδα, απόδοσις Γεωργίου Γαζή, Αθήναι 1961, page 241,
5. Το Τέλος Μιας Εποποιίας, ΔΙΣ, Αθηναι 1959, page 53

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