Battle of Wadi Akarit
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. The 51st (Highland) Infantry Division breached the defences and held a bridgehead, allowing the passage of their main force to roll up the Axis defences. After several determined counter-attacks, the Axis forces withdrew and the Eighth Army, under General Bernard Montgomery, pursued toward Tunis, until reaching Axis defensive positions at Enfidaville.
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Battle of Wadi Akarit
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. The 51st (Highland) Infantry Division breached the defences and held a bridgehead, allowing the passage of their main force to roll up the Axis defences. After several determined counter-attacks, the Axis forces withdrew and the Eighth Army, under General Bernard Montgomery, pursued toward Tunis, until reaching Axis defensive positions at Enfidaville.
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Bitwa o Wadi Akarit (znana tak ...... ronne wojsk Osi w Afryce pod .
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La bataille de Wadi Akarit (op ...... nsives de l'Axe à Enfidaville.
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The Battle of Wadi Akarit (Ope ...... sive positions at Enfidaville.
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Операція «Сіпео» (англ. Operat ...... вглиб Тунісу до рубежу Енфіда.
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1,289 killed, wounded or missing
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1943-04-07
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Allied victory
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24,500 (estimated)
3 divisions
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Gabès and the Tunisian Campaign.
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Bernard Montgomery
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Giovanni Messe
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Battle of Wadi Akarit
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the Tunisia Campaign of the Second World War
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Bitwa o Wadi Akarit (znana tak ...... ronne wojsk Osi w Afryce pod .
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La bataille de Wadi Akarit (op ...... de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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The Battle of Wadi Akarit (Ope ...... sive positions at Enfidaville.
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Операція «Сіпео» (англ. Operat ...... вглиб Тунісу до рубежу Енфіда.
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Bataille de Wadi Akarit
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Battle of Wadi Akarit
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Bitwa o Wadi Akarit
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Операція «Сіпео»
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와디아카리트 전투
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