Operation Flax
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title:
Operation Flax
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Operation Flax was an Allied air operation during the Tunisian campaign, as part of the larger North African campaign of the Second World War. Flax was intended to prevent air supply between Italy and the Axis armies in Tunis, Tunisia, in April 1943. An equivalent Allied naval effort was called Operation Retribution. In November 1942, American and British forces landed in North Africa under Operation Torch. Allied thrusts overran Vichy French Morocco and Algeria and advanced into Tunisia. The d
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1943 WWII battle in Tunisia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Flax
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2024-03-28T15:46:58Z
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