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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, a fortress designed and equipped to stand a long siege .

 

 

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. The village of Massicault, which had been prepared for hedgehog defence, fell without resistance. 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, a fortress designed and equipped to stand a long siege .

By 9 May the 5th ''Panzer Armee'' in the northern pocket had surrendered, with 250 German tanks falling into Allied hands. The divisions of the Allied 1st Army then turned to assist in the capture of the Italian 1st Army, which they achieved between 11-13 May.

By 9 May the 5th ''Panzer Armee'' in the northern pocket had surrendered, with 250 German tanks falling into Allied hands. The divisions of the Allied 1st Army then turned to assist in the capture of the Italian 1st Army, which they achieved between 11-13 May.

 

The heavy counter-attacks which von Arnim had delivered may have  sacrificed the ability of the German forces to offer prolonged resistance. When the final Allied offensive 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.