78th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
The 78th Infantry Division, also known as the Battleaxe Division, was an infantry division of the British Army, raised during the Second World War that fought, with great distinction, in Tunisia, Sicily and Italy from late 1942–1945.
Men of the 6th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment on patrol with a dog, used to carry messages and for guard duties, Tunisia, December 1942.
Private Stephens of the 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment rides a captured German motorcycle combination, Tunisia, 14 January 1943.
4.2-inch mortar of the 1st Battalion, Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment, 78th Division, in action near Adrano, Sicily, 6 August 1943.
Men of the 6th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in a dugout on Monastery Hill at Monte Cassino, Italy, 26 March 1944.
The Tunisian campaign was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces from 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943. The Allies consisted of British Imperial Forces, including a Greek contingent, with American and French corps. The battle opened with initial success by the German and Italian forces but the massive supply interdiction efforts led to the decisive defeat of the Axis. Over 260,000 German and Italian troops were taken as prisoners of war, including most of the Afrika Korps.
German and Italian prisoners of war following the fall of Tunis, 12 May 1943.
American troops land on an Algerian beach during Operation Torch.
Tiger tank in a Tunisian village, 1943.
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