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Battle of Medenine

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engaged, observers of the 201st Guards Brigade reporting that they "wandered rather vaguely". The 2nd New Zealand Division was not attacked again during the morning but much disorganised movement of tanks and transport was seen. It was realised that the main Axis effort was against Tadjera Kbir and further north. On the left flank, Reconnaissance units 3 and 33 and the Headquarters
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surprise and disorganised but then spotted the anti-tank guns and returned fire. A 6-pounder was damaged and two men wounded but the rest kept firing until the other weapons commenced fire and the surviving tanks retired. Fifteen prisoners from the 10th Panzer Division, including the tank company commander, were taken.
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15th Panzer Division was to move from Djebel er Remtsia towards Hir en Nraa followed by its infantry and the Reconnaissance units were to cut the Foum Tatahouine–Medenine road to prevent the movement of British reinforcements. Column Bari was to make a frontal attack at Zemlet el Lebene with Battle Group
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and on 25 February, warned Montgomery that Rommel had ordered the termination of the Battle of Kasserine Pass (19–24 February). On 28 February, they decrypted orders from Rommel for a reconnaissance to be conducted by the 1st Italian Army, preparatory to an attack on the Eighth Army by 4 March and a
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had made a maximum effort, attacking DAF airfields and attempting close support of the 1st Italian Army, which failed against British anti-aircraft fire and the DAF, only tactical reconnaissance sorties having much success. In 1978, Matthew Cooper wrote that had the Axis attacked the previous week,
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another attack unlikely. On the New Zealand Division front, vigilance was maintained in case of an outflanking move south of the defensive line and after dark the five tanks knocked out on the 28th Battalion front were demolished, along with the others disabled along the XXX Corps front. Some tanks
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fighter-bombers and fighters were made during the day but had little effect as the DAF controlled the air above the battlefield. Two New Zealanders were killed and two wounded in a raid over the 4th Field Ambulance and Bf 109 was shot down by the 26th Battalion with a captured Breda machine-gun. As
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Division was engaged by Bren carriers of the 21st NZ Battalion, which met seven vehicles carrying infantry and anti-tank guns at close range in the fog. The New Zealanders inflicted many casualties, for the loss of two casualties and a carrier. Small parties of Axis infantry probed the front and as
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which run south to north. North of Gabès, the road to Sfax passes between the sea and the Chotts, the only route north for the Eighth Army. Across the plain in a line roughly south-west to north-east, lay the Mareth Line, a fortification built by the French in the 1930s. In the north, the hills and
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anti-tank guns from the 73rd Anti-Tank Regiment RA opened fire and knocked out four Panzer III Specials at 400 yd (370 m) and the mortars of the 28th NZ Battalion knocked out a fifth tank. When the crews alighted, mortars, machine-guns and artillery joined in. The attackers were taken by
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Long before the Eighth Army reached the port of Tripoli, thought had been given to an attack on the Mareth Line and the LRDG had been sent to survey the land south of the Matmata Hills. Despite maps and reports indicating that the ground was impossible for tanks and lorries, the LRDG found a route
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The DAK was to capture a line from Hir en Nraa to Ksar Rebounten and then circle north or north-east, the 10th Panzer Division advancing from the Hallouf valley to capture Metameur. The 21st Panzer Division was to emerge from the south end of Djebel Tebaga and attack towards Hir Ksar Koutine. The
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but British attempts at pursuit were frustrated by the weather and the speed of the Axis withdrawal. On 10 March, some heights were still occupied and there was sporadic long-range artillery fire; Rommel left Africa the same day for the last time, leaving Arnim in command. The defeat had been so
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on 29 December but this was poorly fortified, wide open to an outflanking manoeuvre and vulnerable to being cut off by an attack on Gabès by the First Army from southern Tunisia. The supply situation was little better, with 152 long tons (154 t) tons of the 400 long tons (406 t) daily
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On 28 February, Rommel, Messe and the senior armoured unit commanders met to discuss an attack on Medenine, the junction of several roads and tracks. An attack from three directions was suggested, from Toujane to Metameur on the left, an attack in the centre and an attack on the right from the
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the remaining infantry withdrew and dug in 3–4 mi (4.8–6.4 km) to the rear. The British artillery fired everywhere, especially on areas registered beforehand, as soon as Axis troops or vehicles moved into them. The leading tanks of the 21st Panzer Division crossed a skyline and were
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were to bomb Allied airfields and cover the assembly of the ground force and on 6 March were to attack British artillery positions east of Zemlet el Lebene, close the forward Allied airfields, provide fighter escorts for the ground attack and reconnoitre from Tatahouine to Ben Gardane.
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the fog dispersed, artillery was seen moving up. The British artillery did not reply, being under orders to wait until the attackers were in range of the maximum number of guns; the anti-tank guns were only to commence firing at short range. The 5th Field Regiment
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tanks were reported to be converging on Tadjera Kbir (Point 270) and the 28th NZ Battalion reported ten tanks and thirty trucks moving up the wadi to its right. The tanks reached a dummy minefield and then diverted towards rising ground, as had been intended. Two
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Rommel had wanted retreat to Wadi Akarit in the Gabès area, 120 mi (190 km) further west, where the non-motorised troops could defend the narrow gap between the Mediterranean and the Chott Djerid. The tanks and motorised infantry could join the
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that the coastal approaches were difficult, mined and covered by many guns. There was no room for manoeuvre and the tanks would be easy targets for British artillery and aircraft. Rommel gave way and the plan was drawn up by Messe and Lieutenant-General
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from Tunisia into Algeria, then swiftly return to force back the Eighth Army, preparatory to embarkation for Europe. At a meeting with Hitler on 28 November, Rommel discussed the proposal but only received a promise of more supplies. On the night of
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guns with Royal Artillery crews operated as anti-aircraft guns. On the 51st Highland Division and 7th Armoured Division fronts, the Axis attacks were more determined but had little success and Tadjera Kbir was never threatened. At
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Hallouf Pass to Medenine. Rommel suggested an attack nearer the coast to create the possibility of attacking from an unexpected direction but the subordinates disagreed because of information from reconnaissance by the
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was occupied by the British on 23 January, the Axis retreat from El Alamein having covered 1,400 mi (2,253 km). On 13 February, the last Axis soldiers left Libya and on 15 February, the rearguard reached the
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position as the terminus of the retreat, despite the position having a front 110 mi (180 km) long, strong points up to 5 mi (8.0 km) apart, too far for mutual support and being protected by only
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with nine tanks, worked round to the Foum Tatahouine–Medenine road against the Free French Flying Column, which repulsed attacks along the road from a point 12 mi (19 km) south of Medenine, losing
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During the night, the Eighth Army remained alert for the possibility of another Axis attempt and sent forward patrols to carry out reconnaissance and to demolish knocked-out Axis tanks. During the day the
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The mechanised units had three issues of petrol, there was one issue of ammunition for all of the attacking force and there were varying amounts of ammunition, depending on the type of gun. The
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fuel return on 1 March showed that the Axis forces had sufficient for a three-day operation. On 26 February, the Eighth Army had only about one division at Medenine, most of its tanks were with
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continued its retreat from El Alamein, towards southern Tunisia. Having stabilised the Axis position in Tunisia, the 5th Panzer Army undertook several local offensives in the new year, at the
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Known as the Gabès gap, the coastal strip from Gabès to Wadi Akarit from the sea to the Chott el Fedjadj and the northwards ridges extending to the heights of Djebel Tebaga Fatnassa.
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and other units at Haddada having remained undisturbed, despite being isolated when the FFF Column on the right was forced back, during an Axis outflanking move. During the night of
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At dawn on 7 March, some groups of Axis transport were seen moving to the north and quickly drew out of range as they were engaged by artillery. There were rearguard actions from
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intended the line to be held indefinitely but Rommel considered it too vulnerable to another flanking move, unlike the Wadi Akarit position, another 40 mi (64 km) back.
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Rommel accepted a suggestion from Messe to end the attack, since it could not be continued without risking losses which would compromise the defence of the Mareth Line.
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tanks had arrived. The 5th Panzer Army had been formed on 8 December and winter weather began in mid-month, which was further to the advantage of the Axis defenders, as
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forces until an armistice on 10 November. On 14 November, the Allied forces tried to reach Tunis, 500 mi (800 km) to the east through mountainous country by a
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XXX Corps patrols went out to find out if the attack would resume on 7 March, despite the Axis tank casualties, which as dark fell on 6 March, were already known to be
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comprehensive that it caused the Germans to question their security and Montgomery was rebuked for not taking greater steps to hide the source of his information.
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evaded British outflanking moves but traffic jams, fuel shortage, poor weather and air attacks reduced the retreat to 6–7 mi (9.7–11.3 km) per day.
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between the Matmata Hills and the Djebel Tebaga, another line of high ground to the west of the gap running east–west. North and west of this feature is the
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of the Staffordshire Yeomanry were moved forward slightly in the New Zealand area but the night was quiet except for British artillery harassing fire until
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decrypts of German wireless communications and rushed reinforcements from Tripoli and Benghazi before the Axis attack, which was a costly failure. General
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tanks; in the evening Rommel ordered another withdrawal. Lack of fuel and apprehension about the threat to Gabès, led to the retreat passing beyond the
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tanks and infantry were engaged by the New Zealand field artillery, after which there were no more attacks on the New Zealand front. At about
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ended the advance on 30 November. The Axis troops were able to form a bridgehead around the ports of Tunis and Bizerta and by December, about
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it might have found the Eighth Army unprepared, having attacked at short notice to divert attention from the British First Army during
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Allied plans for the attack on the Mareth Line continued virtually undisturbed. On 17 March, the II US Corps began Operation Wop (
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guns had been moved up. The DAF had also increased the number of aircraft in the area to double that of the Axis air forces. At
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were sent north to the 5th Panzer Army, to guard against the loss of Gabès and on 15 January, the Eighth Army attacked with
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In 1966, Ian Playfair, the British official historian, wrote that during the attack, the XXX Corps artillery fired about
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on 6 March, Allied code breakers sent notice to Montgomery of the thrust line of the attack and that it was to begin at
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with tank support advanced west of Point 270 and were devastated by the 2nd New Zealand Division artillery, the 5th
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On 7 November 1942, Anglo-American troops landed in Morocco and Algeria, the British First Army (Lieutenant-General
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inland southwards and around the hills to the Tebaga Gap, between the Chott el Fejaj salt marsh and the hills. The
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Division, a parachute battalion, seven field artillery batteries and two anti-aircraft battalions and Column Bari (
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requirement being delivered and 95 per cent of the fuel being used to distribute supplies or for withdrawals.
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where the north–south coast opens to the east, a semi-arid, scrub covered coastal plain is met inland by the
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field and medium regiments and the heavy anti-aircraft guns on a landing ground nearby. A troop of captured
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and deliveries of only 50 long tons (51 t) of the 400 long tons (410 t) of supplies needed daily.
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21st Battalion mortar fire dispersed a group of infantry dismounting from vehicles and by about
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resumed its retreat and despite the chronic fuel shortage, evaded another outflanking move. The
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had made a maximum effort with little effect against the Allied anti-aircraft defence and the
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battle groups with two battalions each, a battery of German field guns and several
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It was foggy when the Axis bombardment of the British forward positions began at
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on the right flank, Panzer Grenadier Regiment 200 in the centre and Battle Group
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and in 1957, G. F. Howe, the US official historian, recorded German losses of
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assisted by parachute landings but poor weather, a rapid German build-up of
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and the 1st Infantry Battalion Marine and Pacific arrived with General
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The attack was set for 6 March to give time for the units involved in
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on 6 March 1943. The operation was intended to delay an attack by the
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In the afternoon, Axis infantry joined in the attacks and from about
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In 1943, Montgomery made a diary note that the Eighth Army had lost
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dusk fell, the attackers withdrew, a detachment of the
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London: A & C Black. 1395:and anti-aircraft guns and 5647: 5451:Naval bombardment of Japan 4819:First Battle of El Alamein 4738:Battle of Christmas Island 4683:Japanese invasion of Burma 4447:Italian invasion of Greece 4363:German invasion of Belgium 4335:German invasion of Denmark 4308:1939–1940 Winter Offensive 4177:Second Italo-Ethiopian War 2441:Comparative military ranks 2104:"7. The Medenine Incident" 1250:Army Group Royal Artillery 817: 743: 599:Oberkommando der Wehrmacht 282:32 guns and anti-tank guns 5540: 5372:Bratislava–Brno offensive 5303:Dutch famine of 1944–1945 4927:Allied invasion of Sicily 4787:Aleutian Islands campaign 4759:Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign 4697:Greek famine of 1941–1944 4592:Second Battle of Changsha 4497:German invasion of Greece 4342:Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang 2684:North and Central Pacific 2327: 1468:Battle of the Mareth Line 1088:Free French Flying Column 379: 323:Medenine, capital of the 291: 270: 251: 209: 134: 64: 53: 41: 4964:Allied invasion of Italy 4941:Solomon Islands campaign 4690:Third Battle of Changsha 4287:First Battle of Changsha 4193:Second Sino-Japanese War 3133:German military brothels 2999:United States war crimes 1958:Hinsley, F. H. (1994) . 1286:King's Royal Rifle Corps 1177:in action, 11 March 1943 1175:17-pounder anti-tank gun 1080:2nd New Zealand Division 1072:51st (Highland) Division 975:) formed from the three 804:Battle of Kasserine Pass 577:1943 and on 8 November, 5386:Second Guangxi campaign 5241:Philippines (1944–1945) 4745:Battle of the Coral Sea 4648:Fall of the Philippines 4294:Battle of South Guangxi 4200:Battles of Khalkhin Gol 3606:Italian Social Republic 2102:Stevens, W. G. (1962). 2057:; et al. (2004) . 695:Long Range Desert Group 4971:Armistice of Cassibile 4773:Battle of Dutch Harbor 4724:Battle of the Java Sea 4627:Attack on Pearl Harbor 4527:Syria–Lebanon campaign 4520:Battle of South Shanxi 4490:Invasion of Yugoslavia 4273:Battle of the Atlantic 3887:Korean Liberation Army 3600:(until September 1943) 3557:(until September 1944) 3535:(until September 1944) 2182:Pimlott, John (1995). 2035:Neillands, R. 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(1991) . 1868:Sebag-Montefiore 2001 1419:Subsequent operations 1316: 1171: 1061:7th Armoured Division 932: 827: 806:(19–24 February) and 662:Hans-JĂźrgen von Arnim 525:(Heeresgruppe Afrika) 271:Casualties and losses 107:33.35472°N 10.50528°E 5421:Surrender of Germany 4899:Battle of West Hubei 4856:Guadalcanal campaign 4826:Battle of Stalingrad 4752:Battle of Madagascar 3526:Albania protectorate 3313:(formerly Swaziland) 3022:Wehrmacht war crimes 2838:Expulsion of Germans 2622:Art and World War II 2520:British contribution 2469:Governments in exile 2186:. New York: Viking. 2081:Sebag-Montefiore, H. 1606:, pp. 209, 215. 1409:635 Axis casualties, 1133:(Lieutenant-General 1111:201st Guards Brigade 1107:8th Armoured Brigade 1054:British preparations 900:15th Panzer Division 896:10th Panzer Division 808:Operation Ochsenkopf 699:21st Panzer Division 325:Medenine Governorate 319:class=notpageimage| 264:2 infantry divisions 257:2 infantry divisions 5511:Potsdam Declaration 5400:Italy (Spring 1945) 5163:Liberation of Paris 4620:Siege of Sevastopol 3638:(until August 1944) 3541:Wang Jingwei regime 3363:from September 1943 3323:from September 1944 3261:from September 1944 3121:Romanian war crimes 3112:Persecution of Jews 3098:Croatian war crimes 3068:Japanese war crimes 2882:Occupation of Japan 2831:First Indochina War 2543:Military production 2455:Declarations of war 2141:Fraser, D. (2011). 2087:. London: Phoenix. 1939:Cooper, M. (1978). 1920:Brooks, S. 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O. 1411:mostly German and 1323: 1180: 1100:Lieutenant-General 937: 865:Grand Erg Oriental 832: 795:Panzerarmee Afrika 650:12 field howitzers 647:12 anti-tank guns, 479:Battle of Medenine 261:1 armoured brigade 223:Bernard Montgomery 112:33.35472; 10.50528 60:Battle of Medenine 37:Battle of Medenine 5631:March 1943 events 5601:Tunisian campaign 5591:Conflicts in 1943 5578: 5577: 5536: 5535: 5379:Battle of Okinawa 5278:Burma (1944–1945) 5112:Mariana and Palau 4892:Tunisian campaign 4717:Fall of Singapore 4641:Fall of Hong Kong 4384:Battle of Britain 4237:Operation Himmler 4146: 4145: 3810:Dutch East Indies 3453:Southern Rhodesia 3205: 3204: 3105:Genocide of Serbs 3008:German war crimes 2985:Soviet war crimes 2978:Allied war crimes 2824:Division of Korea 2803:Chinese Civil War 2601:Strategic bombing 2513:Manhattan Project 2269:978-1-903365-30-4 2193:978-0-67085-373-1 2174:978-0-552-10921-5 2152:978-1-44820-482-3 2094:978-0-7538-1130-6 2072:978-1-84574-068-9 2046:978-0-7195-5647-0 2020:978-0-16-001911-1 1999:978-0-11-630075-1 1973:978-0-11-630961-7 1950:978-0-8128-2468-1 1931:978-0-370-31723-6 1545:Regia Aeronautica 1542:aircraft and the 1321:after the battle. 1280:Regia Aeronautica 1076:Douglas Wimberley 1046:Regia Aeronautica 925:Axis preparations 660:(Colonel-General 644:16 armoured cars, 544:Regia Aeronautica 521:Army Group Africa 488:Unternehmen Capri 472: 471: 371:Tunisian campaign 336: 335: 130: 129: 44:Tunisian campaign 16:(Redirected from 5638: 5571: 5564: 5557: 5554:World portal 5552: 5551: 5527: 5520: 5513: 5506: 5497: 5490: 5483: 5474: 5467: 5460: 5453: 5446: 5439: 5430: 5423: 5416: 5414:Prague offensive 5409: 5407:Battle of Berlin 5402: 5395: 5388: 5381: 5374: 5367: 5360: 5353: 5351:Vienna offensive 5346: 5339: 5332: 5330:Battle of Manila 5325: 5305: 5296: 5287: 5280: 5271: 5264: 5257: 5250: 5243: 5236: 5229: 5220: 5211: 5204: 5195: 5188: 5181: 5174: 5165: 5158: 5151: 5144: 5137: 5130: 5123: 5114: 5107: 5098: 5089: 5080: 5073: 5071:Korsun–Cherkassy 5066: 5055: 5033: 5024: 5017: 5010: 5003: 4996: 4989: 4982: 4973: 4966: 4959: 4952: 4943: 4936: 4929: 4922: 4915: 4913:Bombing of Gorky 4908: 4901: 4894: 4874: 4867: 4858: 4851: 4844: 4835: 4828: 4821: 4814: 4803: 4796: 4789: 4782: 4780:Battle of Midway 4775: 4768: 4766:Battle of Gazala 4761: 4754: 4747: 4740: 4733: 4726: 4719: 4699: 4692: 4685: 4678: 4676:Battle of Borneo 4671: 4669:Malayan campaign 4664: 4657: 4650: 4643: 4636: 4629: 4622: 4615: 4613:Bombing of Gorky 4608: 4606:Battle of Moscow 4601: 4594: 4587: 4580: 4573: 4566: 4550: 4543: 4536: 4529: 4522: 4515: 4506: 4499: 4492: 4485: 4478: 4458: 4449: 4442: 4435: 4428: 4421: 4414: 4407: 4400: 4393: 4386: 4379: 4372: 4370:Battle of France 4365: 4358: 4351: 4344: 4337: 4330: 4310: 4303: 4296: 4289: 4282: 4275: 4268: 4246: 4239: 4232: 4225: 4223:Munich Agreement 4218: 4211: 4202: 4195: 4188: 4179: 4172: 4157: 4139: 4132: 4123: 4116: 4109: 4108:Soviet prisoners 4102: 4095: 4088: 4079: 4072: 4063: 4056: 4049: 4048:German prisoners 4044: 4024: 4015: 4008: 4001: 3996: 3989: 3982: 3975: 3968: 3961: 3954: 3947: 3940: 3933: 3926: 3919: 3912: 3905: 3896: 3889: 3882: 3875: 3868: 3861: 3854: 3847: 3840: 3833: 3826: 3819: 3812: 3805: 3798: 3791: 3784: 3777: 3770: 3750: 3743: 3736: 3729: 3722: 3715: 3708: 3701: 3694: 3687: 3680: 3660: 3653: 3646: 3639: 3631: 3624: 3617: 3608: 3601: 3593: 3586: 3584:French Indochina 3579: 3572: 3565: 3558: 3550: 3543: 3536: 3528: 3508: 3499: 3492: 3483: 3476: 3469: 3462: 3455: 3448: 3441: 3434: 3431:from August 1944 3422: 3415: 3408: 3401: 3394: 3387: 3380: 3373: 3366: 3354: 3347: 3340: 3333: 3326: 3314: 3306: 3299: 3292: 3285: 3278: 3271: 3264: 3252: 3245: 3238: 3231: 3216: 3196: 3189: 3182: 3175: 3168: 3157: 3142: 3135: 3128: 3123: 3114: 3107: 3100: 3091: 3084: 3077: 3075:Nanjing Massacre 3070: 3063: 3054: 3052:Nuremberg trials 3045: 3038: 3031: 3024: 3017: 3010: 3001: 2994: 2987: 2980: 2960: 2953: 2946: 2937: 2930: 2923: 2916: 2909: 2902: 2893: 2884: 2877: 2870: 2863: 2854: 2847: 2840: 2833: 2826: 2819: 2812: 2805: 2785: 2776: 2769: 2762: 2753: 2746: 2739: 2732: 2723: 2716: 2709: 2700: 2693: 2686: 2679: 2672: 2665: 2658: 2656:Asia and Pacific 2638: 2631: 2624: 2617: 2610: 2603: 2596: 2587: 2585:Mulberry harbour 2580: 2573: 2566: 2559: 2552: 2545: 2538: 2531: 2522: 2515: 2508: 2499: 2492: 2485: 2478: 2471: 2464: 2457: 2450: 2443: 2436: 2427: 2420: 2405: 2393: 2386: 2377: 2370: 2363: 2356: 2349: 2342: 2335: 2314: 2307: 2300: 2291: 2273: 2251: 2249: 2247: 2223: 2221: 2219: 2197: 2178: 2156: 2128: 2126: 2124: 2098: 2076: 2059:Butler, J. 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Index

Operation Capri
Tunisian campaign
Second World War

Medenine
Tunisia
33°21′17″N 10°30′19″E / 33.35472°N 10.50528°E / 33.35472; 10.50528
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Free France
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
Bernard Montgomery
Nazi Germany
Erwin Rommel
Fascist Italy
Giovanni Messe
Medenine is located in Tunisia
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Medenine Governorate
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Tunisian campaign
Run for Tunis
Sidi Bou Zid
Kasserine Pass
Sedjenane
Ochsenkopf

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