PzKpfw III Ausf.L
10th Panzer Division, Tunisia Febuary 1943

Panzer III Ausf. L - Redesignated Ausf. J equipped with long 5 cm gun, 20 mm stand-off armour plates on hull and turret front.

In 1942, the 10th division was transferred to Dieppe, where it played a minor role in countering the Dieppe Raid by Allied forces.[6] Once the Allies landed in North Africa, the 10th Panzer Division was placed on occupation duty in Vichy France, and rushed to the African Theater in late 1942 as soon as transport became available.[5] In December 1942, the division, now a part of Fifth Panzer Army, landed in Tunisia.[7] Here they participated in the Battle of Kasserine Pass and several of the other early battles with units of the US Army, newly committed to the war.[6] They also took part in the failed Axis offensive of Operation Ochsenkopf in late February 1943. When the Axis line collapsed in May 1943, the division was trapped. It surrendered on 12 May and was never rebuilt.

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