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The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 564-Round Two Goes To The Germans

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.54.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

The German 10th Panzer Division attacks the Allied forces threatening Tunis. Falling for an old trick, the Allies are carved up and pushed back, thus Tunis is safe. Meanwhile, the Axis forces in Tunisia are getting reinforcements and a new commander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast.

1:14.4

Episode 564, round two goes to the Germans.

1:19.7

Last time in late November, 1942, as two of the three allied columns penetrating northern Tunisia were blunted,

1:28.0

Lieutenant General Anderson, commander of the First British Army, called a halt to the offensive.

1:34.4

What was lacking, besides numbers, was adequate air cover, a problem the Germans were not having.

1:42.0

Again, General Anderson approved General Eveleg's request to stop the advance

1:46.6

on November 27th, but the Allied initiative had already been stopped, hence the request. The question

1:54.5

and response just made official what had already happened on the ground. Now, it was the Germans' turn. Recalling the quick

2:04.3

honey-light tank raid of Blade Force of the center column on the Jedida airfield, with 20 German

2:11.7

planes being shot up, which was located in between the town of Torboba and Tunis, at Torboba, now sat Brigadier

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