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Title
Northwest Africa - First Actions in Tunisia - 16-23 November 1943
Publisher
Date
1942-11-16/1942-11-23
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Run for Tunis was part of the Tunisia Campaign which took place during November and December 1942 during the Second World War. Once French opposition to the Allied Operation Torch landings had ceased in mid-November, the Allies made a rapid advance by a division-sized force east from Algeria, to capture Tunis and forestall an Axis build up in Tunisia and narrowly failed. Some Allied troops were fewer than 20 miles (32 km) short of Tunis by late November but the defenders counter-attacked and pushed them back nearly 20 miles (32 km), to positions which had stabilised by the end of the year.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Run for Tunis