Today in World War II History—Dec. 6, 1942 POSTED: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 by Sarah Sundin Panzer VI Tiger I in Tunisia, January 1943 (German Federal Archive: Bild 101I-554-0872-35) 75 Years Ago—Dec. 6, 1942: Germans victorious in tank battle at Djebel el Guessa, Tunisia.