Khost Pocket

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Khost Pocket
Part of the Middle East Campaign
ERUACforcesKhost.jpg
ERUAC troops near Khost, 1942
Date23 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
Units involved

11th Army Group

2nd ERUIF
FBAE
3rd Imperial Army Group
5th Army
2nd Army
1st Mechanized Corps
Strength
at least 27 divisions at least 25-27 divisions

The Khost Pocket or Battle of the Khost Pocket (23 November - 24 December 1942) was a decisive engagement during the last stages of the Middle East Campaign of the Second Europan War. A pocket was formed around Khost, which trapped almost 75% of the Imperials forces in an encirclement by the Allies. The battle is also referred to as the Battle of the Khost Gap (after the corridor which the Imperials sought to maintain to allow their escape). The battle resulted in the destruction of nearly 3/5ths of the Imperial forces, which opened the way to Indiae and South Asianna for the Allied armies.

Background

Prelude

Operation Curtains

The Battle

Aftermath

Analysis