Mareth Line
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| Mareth Line | ||
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| Date: | March 19, 1943 | |
| Defender: | German | |
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| Attacker: | Great Britain | |
| Game Mode(s): | CQ | |
| Size(s): | 16, 32, 64 | |
| Created by: | Bizness | |
The Mareth Line was a system of fortifications built by the French between the towns of Medenine and Gabes in southern Tunisia, prior to World War II, a natural defensive position comparable to El Alamein; a front 35km long extended from the coast to the mountains inland. After the Allied success at El Alamein, the German and Italian forces had conducted a fighting retreat across northern Libya and into Tunisia. The axis troops withdrew to the Mareth Line and awaited the attack.
