After shattering the Axis defence on the Mareth Line, the Allies squeezed Axis forces into a pocket around Tunis, with resistance in Africa ended on 13 May 1943, which caused the surrender of nearly 240,000 prisoners of war.
After shattering the Axis defence on the Mareth Line, the Allies squeezed Axis forces into a pocket around Tunis. Axis resistance in Africa ended on 13 May 1943, with the unconditional surrender of nearly 240,000 men, who became prisoners of war.