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The Tunisian Campaign consisted of a series of battles that took place between November 1942 and May 1943. The Axis forces, often called the ''Panzerarmee Afrika'', consisted of German and Italian units and were led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and General Giovanni Messe. The Allies consisted of American, British, New Zealand and Free French forces and were led by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and Generals George Patton and Bernard Freyberg.   

The Tunisian Campaign consisted of a series of battles that took place between November 1942 and May 1943. The Axis forces, often called the ''Panzer Armee Afrika'', consisted of German and Italian units and were led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and General Giovanni Messe. In November, [[Operation Torch]] brought in 125,000 American and British forces in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and joined the attack, hoping to end the Tunisian Campaign before the arrival of Axis reinforcments. The Allies consisted of American, British, New Zealand and Free French forces and were led by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and Generals George Patton and Bernard Freyberg.   

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.