The Tunisian Campaign
After the Operation Torch landings in November of 1942, the Italians and Germans began to build up their troops in Tunisia to fill the spaces left when the Vichy troops left. The Allies began to move into Tunisia in mid-November to counteract the Axis's move. The fighting commenced. Lieutenant-General Kenneth Anderson commanded the Eastern task force in early December and soon realized that his forces were outnumbered. The Allies were halted and pushed back by the many German and Italian troops. This gave the Axis powers the advantage and worried many Allied soldiers. The Axis Powers' success continued into the early part of next year when Rommel and von Arnim won the Battle of the Kasserine Pass, but their luck would soon end due to the lack of supplies Rommel received. By April of 1943, the Allies were outnumbering, outgunning, and out flanking the Axis Powers. The Allies squeezed until the Axis resistance began to fail. They finally surrendered to the Allies on May 13, 1943, and returned over 275,000 prisoners of war. In the end, the Allied forces claimed a victory and many colonies were liberated from their Italian-German control.