What the records say
- When
- 8 May 1943 – 13 May 1943
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 37.33° N, 11.33° E
- Description
- conflict
Operation Retribution
Second world war sea blockade of Tunisia
Operation Retribution was the Second World War air and naval blockade designed to prevent the seaborne evacuation of Axis forces from Tunisia to Sicily. Axis forces were isolated in northern Tunisia and faced Operation Vulcan, the final Allied assault. The equivalent blockade of air evacuation was Operation Flax.
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