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They had swept past Tebourba into Djedeida, which is 15 miles from Tunis. They had succeeded in straddling the railroad line from Tunis to Bizerte. Under incessant bombardment and strafing they had pushed beyond Mateur, which is 18 miles from Bizerte. Then, after a two-day-long tank duel they...
LONDON--Fiercely counter-attacking Allied tanks, with rising air support, have smashed back Axis forces which penetrated one of their Terbourba positions, a communique announced tonight as the Allies held grimly to high ground commanding the roads to Bizerte and Tunis.
Against Nehring's ring, Anderson's troops jabbed. Axis air strength delayed but did not stop them as they attacked the outlying bastion of the German lines. When Nehring counterattacked with tanks they hurled him back. They seized the town of Djedeida, twelve miles from Tunis, and all...
Tunisian Maginot Line. When the Fascist Chamber of Deputies began to clamor for French territory, the Packards went to Tunis. Reynolds visited the Berthome (Tunisian Maginot) Line, which "was located between the Libyan frontier and Médenine and consisted mostly of elaborate underground works where whole battalions could hide...
The past is black, and the future scarcely brighter. Ahead lies the overwhelming task of invading the continent of Europe. We still must take Tunis and Bizerte to make our African venture reap the profits for which it was designed. Japanese island forts like Truk must be cleaned out, all...