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Tunisian Campaign (view source)
Revision as of 21:27, September 17, 2016
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==Mareth Line==
==Mareth Line==
The Mareth Line in eastern Tunisia was a natural defensive position comparable to El Alamein; a front 35km (22 miles) long extended from the coast to the mountains inland.
On 3 March, the 10th Bersaglieri Regiment supported by 30 tanks counterattacked the British, but lost hundreds killed to machine-gun fire.
On 3 March, the 10th Bersaglieri Regiment supported by 30 tanks counterattacked the British, but lost hundreds killed to machine-gun fire.
In mid-March the Allies went back on the offensive. Montgomery's 8th Army hit the Axis southern flank around Mareth with several divisions, breaking the Mareth line on 20 March. After the Mareth fighting, Allied tanks pursued the retreating Axis forces, but were stopped by anti-tank defences at Wadi el Assuib.
In mid-March the Allies went back on the offensive. Montgomery's 8th Army hit the Axis southern flank around Mareth with several divisions, breaking the Mareth Line on 20 March. After the Mareth fighting, Allied tanks pursued the retreating Axis forces, but were stopped by anti-tank defences at Wadi el Assuib.
In a month-long series of battles, the British, hampered by heavy rains, pushed Axis units over 150 miles north to within 47 miles of Tunis.
In a month-long series of battles, the British, hampered by heavy rains, pushed Axis units over 150 miles north to within 47 miles of Tunis.