| Second Battle of Nanawa | |||||||
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| Part of the Chaco War | |||||||
 Map of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Bolivia |
 Paraguay | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Hans Kundt |
Luis Irrazábal | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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4th Division 9th Division |
5th Division | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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9,000 3 light tanks 2 tankettes |
9,000 4 fighter-bombers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,600 1 tank destroyed 2 tankettes |
500 3 aircraft damaged | ||||||
  Location within Paraguay  Second Battle of Nanawa (South America)  Second Battle of Nanawa (America) | |||||||
The Second Battle of Nanawa was fought from the 4 to 9 July 1933, between the Bolivian and Paraguayan armies during the Chaco War. It was one of the bloodiest battles fought in South America in the 20th century,[1] coming to be labeled as the "South American Verdun" by comparison with the Battle of Verdun of World War I.[2]
- ^ Sigal Fogliani, Ricardo (1997). Blindados Argentinos, de Uruguay y Paraguay. Ayer y Hoy, p. 145. ISBN 987-95832-7-2 (in Spanish)
- ^ Latin America's Wars: The age of the professional soldier, 1900–2001. Robert L. Scheina. Page 97. ISBN 1-57488-452-2