The british 8th army advanced against the mareth line on 17th february 1943, encountering little opposition. This one is part of 4th indians role in the left hook of the mareth line in tunisia, 1943. The battle of the mareth line or the battle of mareth was an attack in the second world war by. The british had been forewarned by ultra decrypts of german wireless communications and rushed reinforcements from tripoli and benghazi. Montys original plan seemed and would turn out to be foolish in the extreme. The mareth line was a system of fortifications built by france in southern tunisia in the late 1930s. The mareth line was a system of fortifications built by the french between the.
In the six months that passed before the final surrender. Read the mareth line 1943 the end in africa by ken ford available from rakuten kobo. The mareth line 1943 by ken ford overdrive rakuten. The operation was intended to delay an attack by the british eighth army on the mareth line. This diagram of the mareth line shows the deployment of italian and german divisions of heeresgruppe afrika defending the line in front of toujane, mareth and zarat in western tunisia. World war ii tunisia, november 1942may 1943 britannica. Yet you remain here in tunisia and are still demanding that you be allowed to withdraw from the mareth line. It had been built by the french in the late 1930s in. The mareth line 1943 follows the standard osprey campaign format. The line was intended to protect tunisia against an italian invasion from its colony in libya.
On the night of the 20th21st march 1943 the task of a battalion of the green howards was to attack and capture an important feature on the left flank of the main attack on the mareth line. This is one of the lesser known campaigns of the second world war and osprey is to be commended on choosing this as a subject to explore. The end in africa campaign book 250 english edition ebook. Various shots of the troops of the 8th army waiting and preparing for the attack on the mareth line. The mareth line was a system of fortifications built by france in southern tunisia in the late. The end in africa, campaign series, book 250 campaign. Rommels battered panzerarmee afrika began a difficult retreat back across the libyan desert, just ahead of the victorious british eighth army led by general bernard montgomery. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. The end in africa 250 by ken ford 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. A road stretches out into the distance with fires lit on the ground on either side. By ken ford ken ford details the last great battle of the desert war as the veteran formations of the british eighth army took on their foes in the afrikakorps for one last time in the major setpiece battle for the mareth line. The defence of this feature was very strong and it was protected by an antitank ditch twelve feet wide and eight feet deep with minefields on both sides.
Footage at the mareth line in tunisia in the desert, american artillery fires at german tanks german. Lee the mareth line 1943 the end in africa por ken ford disponible en rakuten kobo. In the six months that passed before the final surrender there was much hard fighting, as the defeated german and italian armies sought to hold off the encroaching eighth army. Night patrol on the mareth line world war ii today. The british, of course, planned on obliging their enemy. Unternehmen capri operation capri was an axis spoiling attack at medenine in tunisia on 6 march 1943. In tunisia the eighth army are poised before the mareth line gathering strength in final preparations before striking. Rommels attack, on march 6, was brought to an early halt, and 50 german tanks were lost. Check out mareth line, tunisia 1943 its one of the millions of unique, usergenerated 3d experiences created on roblox. Eighth army reaches the mareth line in tunisia a knockedout german pzkpfw iii tank, with the body of one of its crew lying on the hull, 24 february 1943. The stage was now set for the last great battle of the desert war as the veteran formations of the british eighth army took on their foes in the afrikakorps for one last time in the major setpiece battle for the mareth line. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the name mareth is thursday, december 29th, 1910.
The line occupied a point where the routes into tunisia from the south converged, leading toward mareth, with the mediterranean sea to the east and mountains and a sand sea to the west. Night patrol on the mareth line the axis retreat and the tunisian campaign 1942 1943. On the tactical and operational levels in mareth line, several factors conspired against the axis despite the battlefield brilliance of rommel and the superb fighting of the afrika korps. All the way he was pursued by an increasingly confident eighth army under the command of general montgomery, although he was unable to outflank. The battle of the mareth line 2026 march 1943 was the eighth armys last major setpiece battle in north africa, and saw montgomery force the germans and italians to retreat from their last significant defensive position in southern tunisia. The mareth line 1943 ebook by ken ford 9781782002994. From this point on the end was inevitable, as rommels forces began the long retreat that was to end in tunisia in may 1943 when, hemmed in by british and american forces on all sides, over 250,000 axis soldiers filed into prisoner of war camps, a number comparable.
The narrative starts with setting the scene and is followed by a chronology and the opposing commanders. Background axis forces allied forces montgomerys plan the battle preliminary moves operation pugalist operation supercharge ii. Di notevole interesse per gli appassionati di storia. The battle of the mareth line or the battle of mareth was part of an allied operation under general bernard montgomery in tunisia during the second world war intended to assault the mareth line defences held by german and italian forces under general giovanni messe. Footage at the mareth line in tunisia in the desert, american. The forces hitler threw away in may 1943 just might have made some difference for the germans fighting in russia or sicily. The mareth line was a system of fortifications approximately twentytwo miles long, between the mediterranean sea and the matmata mountains, which ran northsouth protecting the axis right flank, in southern tunisia. Mareth north africa march 1943 51st highland division. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. At the battle of the mareth line 1631 march 1943 the eighth army was contained within the mareth line. It was a fun game hard work for both the indian infantry from british infantry division list in battlegroup torch and the 164th leichte divion on the defensive using german afrika corps list from battlegroup torch.
Rommel, his health suffering, fought a number of major actions during this. Media in category mareth line the following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total. A piat projectile infantry antitank in action at a firing range in tunisia, 19 february 1943. A valentine tank carries infantry during an exercise, 12 march 1943. The battle of the mareth line or the battle of mareth was an attack in the second world war by the british eighth army general bernard montgomery in tunisia, against the mareth line held by the italogerman 1st army general giovanni messe. General bernard montgomerys 8th armys 50th and 1st armoured divisions. The mareth line 1943 ebook por ken ford 9781782002994. Buy the mareth line 1943 campaign by ken ford isbn. By first light they were still in the minefield and behind schedule, but by 0900hrs they were on their two objectives. A minefield gap was found and 57th gordons pushed through. Rommel, his health suffering, fought a number of major.
The battle of the mareth line or the battle of mareth was part of an allied operation under general bernard montgomery in tunisia during the second world war, intended to assault the mareth line defences held by bavarian and italian forces under the. From this point on the end was inevitable, as rommels forces began the long retreat that was to end in tunisia in may 1943 when, hemmed in by british and american forces on all sides, over 250,000 axis soldiers filed into prisoner of war camps, a number. The initial attack, operation pugilist ran into difficulties when after an initial bridgehead was established a. The long retreat would finally end at the mareth line along the libyan border with tunisia, as rommels german and italian troops turned to face their pursuers from the cover of prewar french fortications, augmented by minefields, wire, and the desert itself. From 1880 to 2018 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name mareth.
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