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Tunisia's World War II Cemeteries

American War Cemetary at Carthage

To commemorate the lives lost in the North African battles of World War II and in the hope of preventing another world war, there are 12 war cemeteries. Nine British, one French, one American, and one German.

The American Cemetery at Carthage gathers the dead not repatriated from the North African Campaign, where nearly forty percent of the losses occurred. It also contains a memorial to the thousands of missing soldiers. This beautiful cemetery is extremely well-cared for and contains detailed mosaic maps illustrating key North African battles of the war. 

The nine British cemeteries contain 9,704 dead from the Commonwealth countries. They are scattered throughout Tunisia at Tabarka, Béja, Bizerte, Borj El Amri, Oued Zerga, Enfidha, Sfax, Thliba and Medjez El Bab, which is the site of the largest cemetery.