TN / Mareth Line - Then & Now

Discussion in 'WW2 Battlefields Today' started by Kuno, Apr 4, 2014.

  1. Kuno

    Kuno Very Senior Member

    The fighting for the Mareth line in Tunisia took place in early March 1943 and endet with the withdrawal of the Axis forces to the so called “Akarit line” further to the north. In this time a photographer took a picture of a bunker position near the City of Tatouine in the Dahar mountains. The purpose of this fortified position was to guard the entrance of the road through the mountains.
    In 2011 I had the chance to visit this place with some friends whilst we were on the way to the sand dunes of the Grand Erg Oriental and I did not miss to take photos of these bunkers.
    In 2012 a small booklet dealing with the Mareth line was published but I only got a copy of it in 2014 – and then I saw the photo of 1943 for the first time. And I was really astonished to see the same bunkers photographed from the very same spot as I had done it three years back.
     

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  2. Owen

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    Great Then & Now but the mention of Tatouine makes me think of Star Wars rather than WW2.
     
  3. Mike L

    Mike L Very Senior Member

    Kuno,
    You come up with some real dandies and that is one of the best.
    Great comparison, glad to see it is still there.
     
  4. Kuno

    Kuno Very Senior Member

    Indeed, Tatoiune is a place known from STAR WARS. But I am pretty sure that the Tunisian town was named like this before parts of the movie were filmed in this area. Btw. the famous space station near Tozeur still exists until today...
     

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