Second Battle of Nanawa

Second Battle of Nanawa
	Part of the Chaco War
	; Map of the battle
Date	4–9 July 1933
Location	Gran Chaco23°29′15″S 59°46′09″W / 23.48750°S 59.76917°W
Result	Paraguayan victory
Belligerents
Bolivia	Paraguay
Commanders and leaders
Hans Kundt	Luis Irrazábal
Units involved
4th Division; 9th Division	5th Division
Strength
9,000; 3 light tanks; 2 tankettes	9,000; 4 fighter-bombers
Casualties and losses
1,600; 1 tank destroyed; 2 tankettes	500; 3 aircraft damaged
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Paraguay Second Battle of Nanawa (South America) Second Battle of Nanawa (America)

The Second Battle of Nanawa was fought from the 4 to 9 July 1933, between the Bolivian and Paraguayan armies during the Chaco War. It was one of the bloodiest battles fought in South America in the 20th century,^[1] coming to be labeled as the "South American Verdun" by comparison with the Battle of Verdun of World War I.^[2]

^ Sigal Fogliani, Ricardo (1997). Blindados Argentinos, de Uruguay y Paraguay. Ayer y Hoy, p. 145. ISBN 987-95832-7-2 (in Spanish)
^ Latin America's Wars: The age of the professional soldier, 1900–2001. Robert L. Scheina. Page 97. ISBN 1-57488-452-2

[1] Sigal Fogliani, Ricardo (1997). Blindados Argentinos, de Uruguay y Paraguay. Ayer y Hoy, p. 145. ISBN 987-95832-7-2 (in Spanish)

[2] Latin America's Wars: The age of the professional soldier, 1900–2001. Robert L. Scheina. Page 97. ISBN 1-57488-452-2

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