Operation Flax
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Operation Flax was an Allied air operation during the Tunisian campaign, as part of the larger North African campaign of the Second World War. Flax was intended to prevent air supply between Italy and the Axis armies in Tunis, Tunisia, in April 1943. An equivalent Allied naval effort was called Operation Retribution.
Junkers Ju 52 transports over Africa. The type suffered many losses during Flax.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Air Command (left), in conference with Major General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the North-West African Air Forces, at Tedder's Headquarters in Algiers
An Me 323 unloading a Renault UE in Tunisia.
A P-38. The backbone of the USAAF fighter force in early 1943.
Tunisian campaign
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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.
Italian Semovente da 75/18