First Battle of El Djorf

Name: First Battle of El Djorf
Start: 1955

1955 CE.

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The First Battle of El Djorf (or El-Djorf, also known as Djeurf in French) took place on 22 September 1955, during the Algerian War, between the National Liberation Army and the French Army.

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