| Battle of Route Bismarck | |||||
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| Part ofIraq War | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Iraqi insurgency | |||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 3 wounded | Unknown | ||||
TheBattle of Route Bismarck was a series of military engagements fought between Australian forces fromOverwatch Battle Group (West) 2 in southern Iraq, andAnti-coalition insurgents over the period 23–24 April 2007. The engagements occurred on Route Bismarck, the Secondary Supply Route (SSR) withinDhi Qar Province, Iraq. Three Australians were wounded by IEDs which also damaged a number ofASLAVs, while a number of insurgents were killed or wounded by the Australians in the fighting that ensued.[1]