✦ History

Part of World War II, North African campaign

Tunisian campaign

November 17, 1942 – May 13, 1943 · Tunis

Result Allied victory

Final phase of the North African campaign. Allied forces ejected the Axis from North Africa after the surrender of Army Group Africa on 13 May 1943.

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Axis

Allies

Germany
Italy
United States
United Kingdom
British Raj
New Zealand
Australia
Dominion of Newfoundland
Union of South Africa
Free France
Erwin Rommel military commander Albert Kesselring military commander Hans-Jürgen von Arnim General, Commander of Army Group Africa from 9 March 1943; surrendered 12 May 1943 Giovanni Messe Marshal, Commander of the Italian First Army Vittorio Ambrosio military commander
Dwight D. Eisenhower General, Supreme Allied commander, Mediterranean George S. Patton Lieutenant General, Commander of the US II Corps Bernard Montgomery military commander Harold Alexander General, Commander of the 18th Army Group Alphonse Juin military commander Henri Giraud military commander

Strength and losses

Casualties
76,020
Tanks lost
340
Aircraft lost
c. 849

Units

Army Group Africa 1st Army (Italy) 131st Armored Division "Centauro" 5th Panzer Army Josef Harpe 10th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) 21st Panzer Division Panzer Army Africa Erwin Rommel Afrika Korps Erwin Rommel
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LXXXX Army Corps (Wehrmacht) 15th Panzer Division 19th Flak Division 1st Fallschirm-Panzer Division Hermann Göring 334th Infantry Division 999th Light Afrika Division Division von Broich/von Manteuffel
British First Army Eighth Army (United Kingdom) Bernard Montgomery First Army (United Kingdom) II Corps (United States) George S. Patton 9th Infantry Division (United States) 6th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) Mediterranean Air Command I Armored Corps (United States)
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IX Corps (United Kingdom) V Corps (United Kingdom) XIII Corps (United Kingdom) 1st Armored Division (United States) 1st Free French Division 34th Infantry Division (United States) 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) US 1st Division Clarence R. Huebner Theodore Roosevelt Jr. US 3rd Division Lucian Truscott 11th Indian Infantry Brigade 16th Infantry Regiment (United States) 18th Infantry Regiment (United States) 1st Cavalry Regiment (United States) 1st Flintshire Rifle Volunteers

Battles 12