Audie Murphy was had a very accomplished time in the war and by the end of the war was awarded 33 US military medals, which included three Purple Hearts and one Medal of Honor. Also he configured to 9 different battles all through out would war 2 ("Audie Murphy"). Audie Murphy was a very important person during ww2 and had a huge impact on the war and battles he participated in.
The battle of Tunisia began November 17, 1942 and ended May 13, 1943 the battle became known as one of the greatest tank Battles in WWII. At the beginning of the battle the German and Italian troops succeeded in defeating the Allies quickly at Tunisia. They pushed back Allied forces 50 miles through the Kasserine Pass and destroyed a total of 100 U.S. tanks. Although the enemy had their successful moments the German and Italian forces had a very difficult time holding their ground against the well supplied western allies. Later while the British were reworking their supply lines the US ll corps missed their opportunity to attack the Germans. The…show more content… The army's were ready for a final assault against the Nazi homeland. Many were ver positive including General Eisenhower's intelligence officer who predicted "that victory in Europe was "within sight, almost within reach"("Rhineland 15 September 1944-21 March 1945"). Others stated with optimism that it was unlikely that, "organized German resistance would continue beyond 1 December 1944." On August 11, the US forces got final approval and landed east of Toulon, French units arrived several days later. The operation was extremely successful and played out exactly how they wanted it to. "Within two weeks the Allies had captured 57,000 prisoners and opened the major ports of Toulon and Marseille at a cost of less than 7,000 casualties" ("Rhineland 15 September 1944-21 March
