Campo Vía pocket explained

Conflict:Campo Vía pocket
Partof:the Chaco War
Date:November - December 1933
Place:Gran Chaco
Map Type:Paraguay#South America#America
Coordinates:-23.2607°N -59.941°W
Map Size:300px
Result:Paraguayan victory
Combatant1: Bolivia
Combatant2: Paraguay
Commander1:Hans Kundt
Carlos Banzer (Commander of the 9 Division)
Gonzales Quint (Commander of the 4° División)
Commander2:José Félix Estigarribia
Rafael Franco
Strength1:9,000 troops
Strength2:17,000 troops
Casualties1:~8,100 killed or captured
Casualties2:Unknown

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.

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