Ntwa Ya Hitler (6) - From Tunisia To Sicily

We left off with the gunners of APC companies 1971-76 having mastered the complexities of the deadly 3.7-inch Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) artillery.

With their new skills in March of 1943 they were integrated into combat units of British 8th Army under General Montgomery.

This coincided with the final advance against the Axis, German and Italian, forces in Tunisia. Besides Montgomery’s men the allied forces in the region by then included the British 1st Army and American and Free French units, who collectively forced the final surrender of the Axis forces in North Africa on May 13, 1943.  

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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