The Battle of Longstop Hill commenced in Tunisia.
Bringing down the wounded at Longstop Hill. Note Churchill tank in the background.
Churchill tanks played a critical role in the battle, which ended on April 23 and oddly contributed to the Allied war effort in an odd way. A Churchill disabled a Tiger I, Tiger 131, which was then captured and heavily studied.
Tiger 131.
Of note, in this late stage of the war in North Africa armor upgrades were becoming a significant factor. Earlier much of the fighting had been done with late pre-war tanks, but now it was being done by tanks developed during the war itself, including the new heavy tanks.
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The Luftwaffe sustained a disaster as a flight of massive Messerschmidt Me 323s were hit by Allied aircraft just as their fighter escort had move out of the way to allow a German flight of Ju52s to pass by. Fourteen of sixteen of the aircraft were shot down by the RAF and the South African Air Force.
The Battles of Bobdubi and Mubo commenced between Australia and Japan on New Guinea and Allied forces commenced an offensive in this theatre of the war.
Australian troops during the offensive. Note the US pattern leggings and M1928 Thompson submachine gun.
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