Battle of Tunisia
| 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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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 New Zealand
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 Germany Italy
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Dwight D. Eisenhower George S. Patton Harold Alexander Kenneth Anderson Bernard Montgomery
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Albert Kesselring Erwin Rommel Hans-Jürgen von Arnim  Walther Nehring Giovanni Messe
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March: 500,000 troops 1,800+ tanks 1,200+ field guns Thousands of aircraft |
March: 350,000 troops 200+ tanks 1,000+ field guns Thousands of aircraft |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 76,020 849 aircraft destroyed 340+ tanks lost |
290,000–362,000 450+ tanks lost 1,000+ guns captured Thousands of trucks captured |
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290,000–362,000
2,422+ aircraft destroyed
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. The Allies consisted of British Imperial Forces, including Polish and Greek contingents, 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 230,000 German and Italian troops were taken as prisoners of war, including most of the Afrika Korps.
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