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On Sunday March 28, the 8th Army captured Mareth, Toujane and Matmata, taking several thousands of prisoners. British tanks pursued the retreating Axis forces, but were stopped by anti-tank defences at Wadi el Assuib.
On Sunday March 28, the 8th Army captured Mareth, Toujane and Matmata, taking several thousands of prisoners. British tanks pursued the retreating Axis forces, but were stopped by anti-tank defences at Wadi el Assuib.
In early April, the ''Centauro'' Armored Division fought bravely at Guettar against superior numbers.<ref>''"The Centauro Armored Division fought bravely at Guettar against a two-fold superiority."'' Das Afrika Korps: Erwin Rommel and the Germans in Africa, 1941-43, Franz Kurowski, p. 228, Stackpole Books, 2010</ref>
The next Axis fallback position, at Wadi Akarit north of Mareth, was stormed by the 30th Corps on the night of April 5. Again, the German and Italian forces made an orderly withdrawal, perhaps assisted by Montgomery's deliberate approach. General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim now fell back to a defensive line covering the Tunisian capital.
The next Axis fallback position, at Wadi Akarit north of Mareth, was stormed by the 30th Corps on the night of April 5. Again, the German and Italian forces made an orderly withdrawal, perhaps assisted by Montgomery's deliberate approach. General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim now fell back to a defensive line covering the Tunisian capital.