Aftermath
On 31 March, Operation Supercharge II was terminated and the New Zealand Corps was broken up and its elements allocated between X and XXX Corps. On 30 March, Montgomery sent the following message to Freyberg:
My very best congratulations to NZ Corps and 10 Corps on splendid results achieved by the left hook. These results have led to the complete disintegration of the enemy resistance and the whole Mareth position. Give my congratulations to all your officers and men, and tell them how pleased I am with all they have done.
Despite this, not all of the original Pugilist objectives had been met: the enemy forces had managed to escape the noose and establish a new defensive line at the Wadi Akarit, which would have to be overcome before Sfax could be taken.
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