Tunisian campaign

Tunisian campaign
Part of the North African campaign of the Second World War
German and Italian prisoners of war following the fall of Tunis on 12 May 1943
Date 17 November 1942 – 13 May 1943 (5 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) Location French Tunisia 34°N 09°E / 34°N 9°E / 34; 9 Result Allied victory Territorial changes Tunisia returns to French administration
Belligerents
United Kingdom  India  Newfoundland[1]  United States  Free France  Australia[2]  New Zealand Greece	Italy  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Dwight D Eisenhower Harold Alexander Bernard Montgomery Kenneth Anderson Henri Giraud	Vittorio Ambrosio Albert Kesselring Erwin Rommel H. J. von Arnim  Giovanni Messe
Strength
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
76,020 849 aircraft destroyed 340+ tanks lost[nb 3]	290,000–362,000 (238,000-300,000 captured) 2,422+ aircraft destroyed 600+ aircraft 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. Despite initial successes by the German and Italian forces which had withdrawn in to and occupied Tunisia after their defeat in the Western Desert and the success of Operation Torch, massive supply interdiction efforts and Allied assaults from east and west 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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