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| + | The final Allied offensive began on 5 May, with the 5th Corps gaining the hills which dominated the Tunis plain and the 9th Corps advancing in bright starlight on the morning of 6 May. By the afternoon their infantry had gained their objective, and the 6th and 7th Armoured Divisions, swept forward and entered Tunis on 7 May. On the same day the U.S. 2nd Corps and Free French ''Corps d'Afrique'' took Bizerta. By 9 May the 5th ''Panzer Armee'' in the northern pocket had surrendered, with 250 panzers falling into Allied hands. Meanwhile, the divisions of the 1st Army then turned to assist in the capture of the Italian 1st Army, which they achieved between 11-13 May. | ||
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When the German collapse came General von Arnim's reserves were either exhausted or in the wrong place. | When the German collapse came General von Arnim's reserves were either exhausted or in the wrong place. | ||
Revision as of 04:09, September 17, 2016
The final Allied offensive began on 5 May, with the 5th Corps gaining the hills which dominated the Tunis plain and the 9th Corps advancing in bright starlight on the morning of 6 May. By the afternoon their infantry had gained their objective, and the 6th and 7th Armoured Divisions, swept forward and entered Tunis on 7 May. On the same day the U.S. 2nd Corps and Free French Corps d'Afrique took Bizerta. By 9 May the 5th Panzer Armee in the northern pocket had surrendered, with 250 panzers falling into Allied hands. Meanwhile, the divisions of the 1st Army then turned to assist in the capture of the Italian 1st Army, which they achieved between 11-13 May.
When the German collapse came General von Arnim's reserves were either exhausted or in the wrong place.