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Battle of the Halhal police office
Part of Eritrean War of Independence
Battle of the Halhal police office is located in Eritrea
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Halhal
Battle of the Halhal police office (Eritrea)
Date18 July 1962
LocationHalhal, Eritrea
Result ELF victory
Belligerents
Flag of Eritrea 1952 Eritrean Liberation Front Flag of Ethiopia (1897) Ethiopian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Flag of Eritrea 1952 Hamid Idris Awate Unknown

The Battle of the Halhal police office was a battle of the Eritrean War of Independence, and took place on 18 July 1962. In the battle, the Eritrean Liberation Front was able to overrun the local police office in Halhal and control it for an entire day.[1]

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