Battle of Route Bismarck

Not to be confused with Battle of the Bismarck Sea.

Battle of Route Bismarck
Part of Iraq War
Date 23–24 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.

Further reading

• Wahlert, Glenn (2015). Anzac Cove to Afghanistan: The History of the 3rd Brigade. Sydney, New South Wales: Big Sky Publishing. ISBN 9781925275551.