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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 Battle of Wadi Akarit (Operation Scipio) was an Allied attack from 6 to 7 April 1943, to dislodge Axis forces from positions along the Wadi Akarit in Tunisia during the Tunisia Campaign of the Second World War. The Gabès Gap, north of the towns of Gabès and El Hamma, is a passage between the sea and impassable salt marshes.
Tunisia 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943. U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II. United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 0-16-038106-1. CMH Pub 72-12. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017; Haycock, D.J. (2004). Eisenhower and the Art of Warfare: A Critical Appraisal. McFarland. ISBN 9780786418947.
The earliest action for which a U.S. serviceman earned a World War II Medal of Honor was the attack on Pearl Harbor, for which 17 U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal, although they did so "while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force" rather than "enemy" since the United States was neutral during the ...
The 4th Tunisian Tirailleurs Regiment (French: 4 e Régiment de Tirailleurs Tunisiens, 4 e RTT) was an infantry regiment of the Army of Africa, part of the French Army.. Active between 1884 and 1956, the regiment was one of the most decorated of the French Army.
Tunisia: Ansar al-Sharia: Victory. Tunisian National Guard eliminates Kamel Gadhgadhi, a leader of Ansar al-Sharia, suspected of the February 2013 assassination of Chokri Belaid, and a participant in the Battle of Chaambi. ISIL insurgency in Tunisia (2015–2022) Tunisia ISIL: Victory. Tunisian forces defeat ISIL in the Battle of Ben Guerdane ...
Courtenay had purchased a 16mm cinema camera and a large stock of colour film while in America. While a correspondent for the Sunday Times travelling with American forces through the Pacific, Courtenay took films of the events and locales he visited, including attacks on islands, the aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, and Emperor Hirohito's public addresses.
Two black American soldiers seated at a table become their focus. Others clear a path as two of the group pounce on the two black soldiers. They are beating the blacks when the MPs (Military Police) enter the bar. The perpetrators flee. Trower goes to help one of the two black soldiers recover, but hides himself instead right before the MPs ...