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Axis forces pull out of Mareth Line
Thursday, March 25, 1943 www.onwar.com
A column of the British 1st Armored Division [photo at link].
In Tunisia... The British 1st Armored Division nearly reaches the Tebaga Gap by nightfall. The threat from here, combined with the concentration of Americans at Maknassy, causes General von Arnim to withdraw the German and Italian infantry from the Mareth Line.
The previous reply is from yesterday. Here is today’s.
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Allies pounding Axis defenses
Friday, March 26, 1943 www.onwar.com
US fighters conduct another sortie [photo at link].
In Tunisia... Axis forces in the Tebaga Gap are attacked by Allied air and ground forces throughout the day. By the evening the Axis defenses have been worn down and the British 1st Armored Division heads for El Hamma under moonlight.
In Vichy France... Laval organizes a cabinet reshuffle to consolidate his power.
In the Bering Sea... An American squadran of 2 cruisers and 4 destroyers (under the command of Admiral McMorris) meets a Japanese squadron of 4 cruisers and 5 destroyers (under the command of Admiral Hosogaya) off the Komandorski Islands. A traditional gun engagement begins and a cruiser on each side is badly damaged. Hosogaya decides to break off at this point although he has a clear superiority which is beginning to tell.