Operation Torch

Posts from British General Montgomery to British Eighth Army

Journal located at Imperial War Museum, Dept of Documents, Lambeth Road, LondonThese public letter from General Montgomery were meant to greet the men and thank them for their term of service while reporting news of the war effort to the Eighth Army. He recounts the advances made by the army and boosts morale urging his men to keep up the fight through to Tunis

Indian soldier records his experiences in the North African campaign

Journal located at Imperial War Museum, Dept of Documents, Lambeth Road, LondonThe Journal of The United Service Institution of India, July 1943Under the pseudonym "Camel," the author describes what combat was like for him and his compatriots in the North African battlefront. He recalls fondly how different people formed different cohesive regiments in the army (7th Rajputana Rifles, 10th Baluch Regiment, 11th Sikh Regiment, etc.) and that their valor in combat was of the highest caliber

Major David Ling: 44 Royal Tank Regiment in North Africa

War Diary located at Imperial War Museum Archives, Dept of Documents, Lambeth Road, LondonMajor David Ling, MC, A Sqn, 44RTR, Western Desert. TANK Magazine, Jan. 80-Aug. 81In his war diary Major David Ling records in great detail his experiences tanking in the harsh North African conditions. Ling goes on to describe fierce battles and the carnage that surrounded him, while praising the valor of his brothers in arms. He also charts his specific tank movements during his tour of service

Pro and Anti-Axis Agitation in Tunisia

Documents declassified US National Archies/US Holocaust Memorial Archive 745008
Dated between March and July 1943
Declassified documents detailing the anti-Allied activities in and around Tunis. This includes the founding of the Comite d’Union d’Action Revolutionnaire by George Guilbaud with the aid of German Minister Rahn; statistics detailing demographics in the area (pp. 8-11); military maps further detailing the distribution of those demographics, along with rail, road and resource distribution (pp. 12-16)