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CMH Pub 72-12. CMH 72-12. U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II. Also known as the Battle of Tunisia, the Tunisia Campaign was a series of World War II battles that took place in Tunisia in the North African Campaign of World War II, between Axis and Allied forces from November 17, 1942 to May 13, 1943.

This publication is one in a series of 40 illustrated brochures that describe the campaigns in which U.S. Army troops participated during the war. Each brochure describes the strategic setting, traces the operations of the major American units involved, and analyzes the impact of the campaign on future operations.

Describes the strategic setting (including Operation Torch) and the strategies and outcomes of this critical campaign, including the participation of various American regiments as part of the Allied forces. which consisted primarily of American, British Imperial Forces and the French Army. Discusses how the battle opened with initial success by the Italian and German forces, and the tactics used by the Allies to defeat and capture most of the Germans' Afrika Korps. Thus Tunisia became available for launching an attack on Sicily as a preliminary to an assault on Italy and eventual victory in Europe against the Axis powers.