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Campo Vía pocket
	Part of the Chaco War
Date	November - December 1933
Location	Gran Chaco23°15′39″S 59°56′28″W / 23.2607456°S 59.9409771°W
Result	Paraguayan victory
Belligerents
Bolivia	Paraguay
Commanders and leaders
Hans Kundt; Carlos Banzer (Commander of the 9 Division) ; Gonzales Quint (Commander of the 4° División)	José Félix Estigarribia.; Rafael Franco
Strength
9,000 troops	17,000 troops
Casualties and losses
~8,100 killed or captured	Unknown
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Paraguay Campo Vía pocket (South America) Campo Vía pocket (America)

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The battle of the Campo Vía pocket was a decisive engagement of the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia which took place in December 1933. It was one of the most prominent battles of the Chaco War. Lt Col José Félix Estigarribia, with a massive force of several divisions of the Paraguayan Army, was able to surround two Bolivian divisions around the outpost of Alihuatá. The encircled troops were forced to capitulate due to lack of supplies on 11 December. Up to 2,000 Bolivian soldiers were killed and 7,000 captured. Barely 900 Bolivian troops escaped, led by Colonel Germán Bush. Subsequently, the Paraguayan troops expelled the Bolivian army from the eastern region of Chaco by the end of 1933, forcing the resignation of German General Hans Kundt from the Bolivian High Command.

Bibliography[edit]

de Quesada, Alejandro (2011). The Chaco War 1932-35: South America’s greatest modern conflict. Osprey Publishing, ISBN 9781849084161
Masamaclay, historia de la guerra del Chaco, Segunda edición

23°15′39.54″S 59°56′20.66″W / 23.2609833°S 59.9390722°W / -23.2609833; -59.9390722

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+{{Short description|1933 battle of the Chaco War}}
+{{unreferenced|date=August 2014}}
 {{Infobox military conflict
-|conflict=Siege of Campo Vía
+| conflict          = Campo Vía pocket
-|partof=the [[Chaco War]]
+| partof            = the [[Chaco War]]
-|image=
+| image             =
+| caption           = Map of the battle, with a portrait of Colonel Estigarribia in the corner
-|caption=''Paraguayan anti-aircraft gun''
-|date= November - December 1933
+| date              = November - December 1933
-|place= [[Gran Chaco]]
+| place             = [[Gran Chaco]]
+| map_type          = Paraguay#South America#America
-|result= Decisive Paraguayan victory
+| coordinates       = {{coord|-23.2607456|-59.9409771|type:event|display=inline}}
-|combatant1={{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Republic of Bolivia]], 4th and 9th Bolivian Divisions
+| map_size          = 300px
-|combatant2={{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Republic of Paraguay]], [[Paraguayan Army]]
+| map_caption       =
-|commander1={{flagicon|Bolivia}} Lt Col [[Carlos Banzer]] (Commander of the la 4° División Boliviana) <br/>LtCol [[Gonzales Quint]] (Commander of the 9° División)
+| map_label         =
-|commander2= {{flagicon|Paraguay}} Col [[José Félix Estigarribia|José Félix Estigarribia.]]<br/> LtCol [[Rafael Franco]]
+| territory         =
-|strength1= 8,000 troops
+| result            = Paraguayan victory
-|strength2= 27,000 troops
+| combatant1        = {{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Bolivia]]
-|casualties1=
+| combatant2        = {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Paraguay]]
-|casualties2=
+| commander1        = [[Hans Kundt]]<br/> [[Carlos Banzer]] (Commander of the 9 Division) <br/>[[Gonzales Quint]] (Commander of the 4° División)
+| commander2        = [[José Félix Estigarribia]].<br/>[[Rafael Franco]]
+| strength1         = 9,000 troops
+| strength2         = 17,000 troops
+| casualties1       = ~8,100 killed or captured
+| casualties2       = Unknown
 }}
 {{Campaignbox Chaco War}}
-The '''Siege of Campo Vía''' was a battle of the [[Chaco War]] between Paraguay and Bolivia, and occurred in December 1933.  It was one of the most prominent battles of the Chaco War, in that Lt Col José Félix Estigarribia, with a massive force from the Pargauayan Army, was able to encircle two Bolivian divisions.  The encircled troops were forced to capitulate due to lack of supplies. Subsequently, the Paraguayan troops expelled the Bolivians army from the southern region of Chaco by the end of 1932, forcing the resignation of German General [[Hans Kundt]] to the Bolivian High Command.
+The battle of the '''Campo Vía pocket''' was a decisive engagement of the [[Chaco War]] between Paraguay and Bolivia which took place in December 1933. It was one of the most prominent battles of the Chaco War. Lt Col José Félix Estigarribia, with a massive force of several divisions of the Paraguayan Army, was able to surround two Bolivian divisions around the outpost of Alihuatá.  The encircled troops were forced to capitulate due to lack of supplies on 11 December. Up to 2,000 Bolivian soldiers were killed and 7,000 captured. Barely 900 Bolivian troops escaped, led by Colonel [[Germán Busch|Germán Bush]]. Subsequently, the Paraguayan troops expelled the Bolivian army from the eastern region of Chaco by the end of 1933, forcing the resignation of German General [[Hans Kundt]] from the Bolivian High Command.
 == Bibliography ==
+* de Quesada, Alejandro (2011). ''The Chaco War 1932-35: South America’s greatest modern conflict''. [[Osprey Publishing]], {{ISBN|9781849084161}}
 * ''Masamaclay, historia de la guerra del Chaco'', Segunda edición
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-{{coord missing}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Campo Via pocket}}
 [[Category:Battles of the Chaco War]]
 [[Category:Conflicts in 1933]]
 [[Category:1933 in Paraguay]]
 [[Category:1933 in Bolivia]]
+[[Category:November 1933 events]]
+[[Category:December 1933 events]]
+[[Category:History of Presidente Hayes Department]]
 {{battle-stub}}
-[[es:El cerco de Campo Vía]]