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The 2nd Battle of Longstop Hill or the Capture of Longstop Hill took place in Tunisia during the Tunisia Campaign of World War II from 21 to 23 April 1943. The battle was fought for control over the heights of Djebel el Ahmera and Djebel Rhar, together known as Longstop Hill and vicinity, between the British forces of the First Army and German units of the 5th Panzer Army. [2]
The Allied force initially withdrew roughly 9.7 km (6 mi) to the high positions of Longstop Hill (Djebel el Ahmera) and Bou Aoukaz on each side of the river. Concern over the vulnerability to flanking attacks prompted a further withdrawal west. By the end of 10 December, Allied units held a defensive line just east of Medjez el Bab.
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. [1]
3 1942. 4 1943. 5 Footnotes. 6 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... April 22–23: Second Battle of Longstop Hill; May 6–13: Operation Strike [12] Footnotes
1942-11-20 United Kingdom ... Battle of Longstop Hill (1943): April 1943; Battle of Hill 609: April–May 1943; Operation Vulcan: May 1943; Operation Retribution: May ...
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Although Malta was mostly neutralised as an offensive base in mid-1942, later that year the Allied offensive from Malta became increasingly effective. The Axis defeat at the Second Battle of El Alamein and the Allied landings, Operation Torch, in Western North Africa, threatened to crush the Axis from east and west. The Germans sent ...