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286:. The 19th Flak Division's staff document Allied bombardment of Axis lines, estimating 64 major attacks between 31 August and 4 September 1942 alone, resulting in 15,600 bomb drops in a particular area of 12 to 15 times 8 to 10 kilometers, resulting in roughly 100 bombs per square kilometer of soil, or 250 per square mile.
392:, where the anti-aircraft batteries of 19th Flak Division fell under heavy attack when the final Allied thrust against Tunis began on the morning of 6 May 1943. Tunis and Bizerta fell into Allied hands on 7 May as the Axis forces began to disintegrate and surrender.
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