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Tunisian Campaign

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The Tunisian Campaign consisted of a series of battles that took place between November 1942 and May 1943. The Allies consisted of the British Commonwealth Forces, the Americans and the Free French Forces. The campaign commenced with initial success for the German and Italian forces, with the Italians securing Gabes and Tebourba and the Germans capturing Gafsa on 21 November. On 7 May Tunis was captured and six days later fighting in the Tunisian Campaign ceased as the surviving Axis units surrendered.

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Tunisian Campaign

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The Tunisian Campaign consisted of a series of battles that took place between November 1942 and May 1943. The Allies consisted of the British Commonwealth Forces, the Americans and the Free French Forces. The campaign commenced with initial success for the German and Italian forces, with the Italians securing Gabes and Tebourba and the Germans capturing Gafsa on 21 November. The Axis armies were commanded by Generals Erwin Rommel Giovanni Messe. The Allied ground commanders included Generals Harold Alexander, Bernard Montgomery and Dwight D. Eisenhower. General Tedder was Air Force commander, and Admiral Cunningham was the commander of the naval forces. Once the Operation Torch landings took place and the Vichy French Forces defending Morocco and Algeria had been defeated, the Allied armies raced to the Tunisian capital. If they did not capture the port of Tunis in time, Tunisia would require much hard fighting to defeat the Axis forces assembling there under General von Arnim. The initial Allied attacking force in Tunisia comprised the British 78th Division with two brigades and Blade Force totalliing only 12, 300 men. With bases close to Tunis, the Luftwaffe quickly established air superiority, with Allied ground forces coming under regular attack from fighters and dive-bombers. In the Tunisian fighting, the Luftwaffe lost 2,422 aircraft The rugged Tunisian terrain would allow the Axis defenders to hold out for a considerable long time. The Allied commanders planned to advance along two main roads that lead from Algeria into the Tunis. They would have to capture both Bizerte and the Tunis, before the Tunisian Campaign could be declared over. The main Allied attack began on 22 December, when they attacked from their main position in Medjez el bab. The Axis forces that were already in Tunis managed to repel the British from taking Longstop Hill. The position became unreachable and the Allies were forced to retreat to Medjez el bab. On 7 May Tunis was captured and six days later fighting in the Tunisian Campaign ceased as the surviving Axis units surrendered.