Campo Vía pocket
Siege of Campo Vía | |||||||
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Part of the Chaco War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Republic of Bolivia, 4th and 9th Bolivian Divisions | Republic of Paraguay, Paraguayan Army | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt Col Carlos Banzer (Commander of the la 4° División Boliviana) Lt Col Gonzales Quint (Commander of the 9° División) |
Col José Félix Estigarribia. Lt Col Rafael Franco | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000 troops | 27,000 troops |
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 Paraguayan Army, was able to encircle two Bolivian divisions around the outpost of Masamaclay. 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.
Bibliography
- Masamaclay, historia de la guerra del Chaco, Segunda edición
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