Battle of Steamroller Farm

Battle of Steamroller Farm
Part of Operation Ochsenkopf
Date 26 February to 1 March 1943[1] Location El Aroussa, Tunisia 36°27′17″N 9°30′31″E / 36.45472°N 9.50861°E / 36.45472; 9.50861 (Battle of Steamroller Farm) Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Nelson Russell Derek Mills-Roberts	Joseph Schmid Walter Koch Gerhard Schirmer[2]
Casualties and losses
~100 losses total (6 Commando)[3]	150–200 officers and men (British estimate)[4]

The Battle of Steamroller Farm took place during the Second World War between 26 February and 1 March 1943, during the Tunisian campaign, in which the Western Allies defeated the Axis powers and ended the war in North Africa. The battle was the result of a German attempt to launch an attack against the advancing British First Army in order to buy time for an attack on the British Eight Army on the Mareth line. After two days of fighting along the road between El Aroussa and Medjez El-bab, primarily at a position known as "Steamroller Farm", the Germans withdrew.