Battle of Route Bismarck

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{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Battle of Route Bismarck

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| partof = Iraq War

| date = 23–24 April 2007

| place = Route Bismark, Dhi Qar Province, Iraq

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| combatant1 = {{flag|Australia}}

| combatant2 = Iraqi insurgency

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| casualties1 = 3 wounded

| casualties2 = Unknown

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The Battle of Route Bismarck was a series of military engagements fought between Australian forces from Overwatch Battle Group (West) 2 in southern Iraq, and Anti-coalition insurgents over the period 23–24 April 2007. The engagements occurred on Route Bismarck, the Secondary Supply Route (SSR) within Dhi Qar Province, Iraq. Three Australians were wounded by IEDs which also damaged a number of ASLAVs, while a number of insurgents were killed or wounded by the Australians in the fighting that ensued.{{cite journal |date=Winter 2007 |title=Combat Ops Iraq: OP CATALYST JTF-633 IRAQ |journal=Australian and New Zealand Defender Magazine |publisher=Fullbore Magazines |location=Brisbane Market |issn=1322-039X |issue=58 |pages=42–46}}