. . . "{{Infobox military conflict |conflict= Battle of Leros |partof= the Dodecanese Campaign of World War II |image= |caption= |date=26 September\u201316 November 1943 |place= Leros Island, Aegean Sea |result=German victory |combatant1= Italy Greece |combatant2= Nazi Germany |commander1= Luigi Mascherpa Robert Tilney |commander2= Friedrich-Wilhelm M\u00FCller |strength1= 8.000 ca italian soldiers and sailorsBritish 234 Infantry Brigade, ca. 3,000 men74 Squadron, RAF7 Squadron, RSAAF |Strength2=4 infantry regiments, 1 amphibious commando company2 bomber squadrons |casualties1=419 dead,4,800 wounded,8,500 captured 115 RAF aircraft lost |casualties3=20 civilians killed (Leros Islanders) |notes= }strength1=2,800 german soldiers}, 512 killed, 900 wounded The Battle of Leros () was the central event of the Dodecanese Campaign of the Second World War, and is widely used as an alternate name for the whole campaign. The Italian garrison in Leros was strengthened by British forces on 15 September 1943. The battle began with German air attacks on 26 September, continued with the landings on 12 November, and ended with the capitulation of the Allied forces four days later."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "234"^^ . . . . . . . . "Battle of Leros"@en . . . "{{Infobox military conflict |conflict= Battle of Leros |partof= the Dodecanese Campaign of World War II |image= |caption= |date=26 September\u201316 November 1943 |place= Leros Island, Aegean Sea |result=German victory |combatant1= Italy Greece |combatant2= Nazi Germany |commander1= Luigi Mascherpa Robert Tilney |commander2= Friedrich-Wilhelm M\u00FCller |casualties3=20 civilians killed (Leros Islanders) |notes= }strength1=2,800 german soldiers}, 512 killed, 900 wounded"@en . "5952"^^ . . . .