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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tunis
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Surrender of Axis forces in Tunisia
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 100,000 Axis troops
Approximately 50,000 Allied troops
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkb:Allies
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:General_Hans-Jürgen_von_Arnim
gptkb:General_Bernard_Montgomery
General Giovanni Messe
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gptkbp:date
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1943-05-06
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gptkbp:duration
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April 19, 1943 to May 13, 1943
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Italian_Campaign
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:North_African_Campaign
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Strengthened Allied cooperation
Influenced post-war European borders
Contributed to the decline of Axis powers
Led to increased US military presence in Europe
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Turning point in the Mediterranean theater
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Tunis City
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gptkbp:legacy
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Documentaries and films
Military history studies
Memorials in Tunisia
Books and literature on World War II
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gptkbp:location
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Tunis, Tunisia
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Italian_Army
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Operation_Strike
gptkb:Operation_Pugilist
gptkb:Operation_Vulcan
gptkb:Operation_Spigot
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Medenine
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Guettar
gptkb:Battle_of_Mareth_Line
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Erwin_Rommel
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gptkbp:outcome
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gptkb:Capture_of_Tunis
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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End of Axis control in North Africa
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Secured Allied supply lines
Control of North Africa
Allowed for invasion of Sicily
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gptkbp:tactics
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Combined arms operations
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