Back حملة تونس Arabic Тунизийска кампания Bulgarian Campanya de Tunísia Catalan Tuniské tažení Czech Felttoget i Tunesien Danish Tunesienfeldzug German Campaña de Túnez Spanish نبرد تونس Persian Tunisian taistelut Finnish Campagne de Tunisie French
| Tunisian campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of the North African campaign of the Second World War | |||||||||
 German and Italian prisoners of war following the fall of Tunis, 12 May 1943. | |||||||||
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March: 500,000 troops 1,800+ tanks 1,200+ field guns Thousands of aircraft[3] |
March: 350,000 troops[nb 1] 200+ tanks[nb 2] 1,000+ field guns Thousands of aircraft[3] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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76,020 849 aircraft destroyed 340+ tanks lost[nb 3] |
290,000–362,000 (238,000-300,000 captured) 450+ tanks lost[nb 4] 1,000+ guns captured Thousands of trucks captured[5] | ||||||||
The Tunisian campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia) was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces from 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943. The Allies consisted of British Imperial Forces, including a Greek contingent, with American and French corps. The battle opened with initial success by the German and Italian forces but the massive supply interdiction efforts led to the decisive defeat of the Axis. Over 260,000 German and Italian troops were taken as prisoners of war, including most of the Afrika Korps.
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- ^ Mitcham, pp. 56 to 84.
- ^ Churchill, Winston. "The Hinges of Fate: The Second World War, Volume IV". Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950. Page 697, quoting a telegram from General Alexander on 12 May 1943: "It appears that we have taken over 1,000 guns, of which 180 are 88-mm, 250 tanks and many thousands of motor vehicles, most of which are operational".
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