Battle of Medjez-el-Bab

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The Battle of Medjez-el-Bab was a significant World War II engagement in Tunisia in 1942–1943, where Allied forces fought Axis troops during the North African campaign.

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Battle of Medjez-el-Bab canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aim seizure of Tunis and Bizerte ⓘ
belligerent Allies ⓘ
linked to: Allied forces

Axis powers ⓘ
campaignObjective expulsion of Axis forces from North Africa ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
conflictType land battle ⓘ
country French Tunisia ⓘ
endTime 1943 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Longstop Hill ⓘ
Tunis offensive ⓘ
hasParticipant Allied forces ⓘ
Axis forces ⓘ
linked to: Axis

British Army ⓘ
Free French forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

German Army ⓘ
Italian Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
Vichy French forces ⓘ
location Medjez el Bab ⓘ
Tunisia ⓘ
notableFor intense infantry combat ⓘ
use of armor and artillery ⓘ
partOf Allied invasion of North Africa ⓘ
linked to: Operation Torch

North African campaign ⓘ
Tunisia Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Tunisian campaign
precededBy Operation Torch landings ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startTime 1942 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Medjerda River valley ⓘ
control of approaches to Tunis ⓘ
theatreOfWar Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ

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British First Army → notableBattle → Battle of Medjez-el-Bab ⓘ