Takur Ghar, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2002

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Name (Latin)
Takur Ghar, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2002
Coordinates
69.21361111 69.21361111 33.34277778 33.34277778 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Afghan War, 2001- Campaigns
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q4872492
Library of congress: sh2005002157
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 2005045494: MacPherson, Malcolm. Roberts ridge : a story of courage and sacrifice on Takur Ghur Mountain, Afghanistan, 2002.
  • DoD News web site, Apr 1, 2005(Battle of Takur Ghar, March 4, 2002 on a mountaintop called Takur Ghar in Afghanistan, during Operation Anaconda)
  • Gettysburg Frame Shop web site, Apr 1, 2005(Battle for Takur Ghar. On March 4, 2002, members of 75th Ranger Regiment, became embroiled in an 18-hour firefight with entrenched Al Quaeda and Taliban forces along a desolate frozen ridge of Takur Ghar in Shah-e-Kot Valley in southeastern Afghanistan)