Khost Pocket

Khost Pocket
Part of the Middle East Campaign
ERUAC troops near Khost, 1942
Date 23 November - 24 December 1942 Location Pakistania, West Afghania Result Tactical Allied Victory Imperial Retreat to Indiae Midgardian forces taken out of the war 3/5ths of the forces trapped in the pocket surrender
Belligerents
Erebonian Empire Rubrum United Kingdom Nihhon-koku Gallia-Bruhl Zanarkand New Akiba Basel-Ebel Free Bethausia	Empire of Quenmin Archadia-Archedes Rumania Ramuncia
Commanders and leaders
Archibald Sugiyama Tsukuyo Kushineda Alan MacDonald Friedrich O'Connelly Blaine Sanderson Kotamarou Furakawa Leslie Oliver James Tozawa Kurt Frediericks Brian Regnitz Magnus Craig Frederick Vander Elliot Testarossa Owen Ouellet Peter Ardur Rashia Zaw Sein Arkar Naing Thuta Maung Yarzar Htun Tun Yaza Sein Khine	Thạch Hung Sõn Chiến Kiều Dũng Quang Victor Sazabio Giovanni Filiberto Guiseppe Gavallero Enrico Ancelotti Vincenzo Casa Alberto Ricci Cristian Alexandrescu Catina Dumitru Constantin Antonescu
Strength
at least 27 divisions	at least 17-21 divisions