Event

Capture of Jenin

20 Sep 1918 · 32.46° N, 35.30° E

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When
20 Sep 1918
Kind
Event
Coordinates
32.46° N, 35.30° E
Description
Capture of Jenin by the Australian Mounted Division, almost encircling the Yildirim Army Group still in the Judaean Mountains.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Capture of Jenin.

Summary

Capture of Jenin by the Australian Mounted Division, almost encircling the Yildirim Army Group still in the Judaean Mountains

Capture of Jenin

Part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I

The Capture of Jenin occurred on 20 September 1918, during the Battle of Sharon which together with the Battle of Nablus formed the set piece Battle of Megiddo fought between 19 and 25 September during the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I.

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