Today, 82 years ago, on May 12, 1943 (April 9, 1943) the North African War ended. The captured General Liddell-von-Thoma greeted Montgomery on May 12, 1943, the North African War ended. The German tank forces on the Peninsula of the Horn of Tunisia surrendered after the fierce attacks of six British and French divisions, and the British captain Detrower-von-Amin, who succeeded Marshal Rommel as commander of the forces of the North African Axis, had been captured. In the last week, 150,000 people had surrendered.