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Initially, the Axis forces under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel succeeded in defeating the Allies quickly in the Tunisian Campaign, driving Allied forces back 50 miles through the Kasserine Pass and capturing 4,000 Allied soldiers<ref>"They had captured 4,026 prisoners, 61 tanks and half-tracks, 161 motorized vehicles, 36 guns, 45 tons of ammunition, and huge amounts of fuel, lubricants and other equipment." Blitzkrieg No Longer, Samuel Mitcham, Pen and Sword, 2010</ref>in the attack lead by the Italian ''Littorio'' Armoured Division. | Initially, the Axis forces under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel succeeded in defeating the Allies quickly in the Tunisian Campaign, driving Allied forces back 50 miles through the Kasserine Pass and capturing 4,000 Allied soldiers<ref>"They had captured 4,026 prisoners, 61 tanks and half-tracks, 161 motorized vehicles, 36 guns, 45 tons of ammunition, and huge amounts of fuel, lubricants and other equipment." Blitzkrieg No Longer, Samuel Mitcham, Pen and Sword, 2010</ref>in the attack lead by the Italian ''Littorio'' Armoured Division. | ||
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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 Italian reinforcments from Tripoli securing Gabes and Tebourba and 5 Fallschirmjager Regiment capturing Gafsa on 21 November.
Initially, the Axis forces under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel succeeded in defeating the Allies quickly in the Tunisian Campaign, driving Allied forces back 50 miles through the Kasserine Pass and capturing 4,000 Allied soldiers[1]in the attack lead by the Italian Littorio Armoured Division.
On May 13th, over 275,000 prisoners were in Allied custody, thus bringing and end to the Battle of Tunisia.
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- ↑ "They had captured 4,026 prisoners, 61 tanks and half-tracks, 161 motorized vehicles, 36 guns, 45 tons of ammunition, and huge amounts of fuel, lubricants and other equipment." Blitzkrieg No Longer, Samuel Mitcham, Pen and Sword, 2010