Battle of Route Bismarck

Not to be confused with Battle of the Bismarck Sea.

Battle of Route Bismarck
Part of Iraq War
Date23–24 April 2007
Location
Route Bismark, Dhi Qar Province, Iraq
Belligerents
 Australia Iraqi insurgency
Casualties and losses
3 wounded Unknown

The Battle of Route Bismarck was a series of military engagements fought between Australian forces from Overwatch Battle Group (West) 2 in southern Iraq, and Anti-coalition insurgents over the period 23–24 April 2007. The engagements occurred on Route Bismarck, the Secondary Supply Route (SSR) within Dhi Qar Province, Iraq. Three Australians were wounded by IEDs which also damaged a number of ASLAVs, while a number of insurgents were killed or wounded by the Australians in the fighting that ensued.[1]

  1. ^ "Combat Ops Iraq: OP CATALYST JTF-633 IRAQ". Australian and New Zealand Defender Magazine (58). Brisbane Market: Fullbore Magazines: 42–46. Winter 2007. ISSN 1322-039X.