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The Battle of Kasserine Pass took place from 18-24 February 1943 at Kasserine Pass, a 2-mile-wide (3.2 km) gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in west central Tunisia. It was a part of the Tunisian campaign of World War II .
In 1906, an attack by local bedouin on the French civil administration offices during the Thala-Kasserine Disturbances was the first violent resistance to French authority under the protectorate. [4] Thala was the scene of fierce fighting during World War II, in the late stages of the Battle of the Kasserine Pass.
Battle of the Kasserine Pass: February 19, 1943 February 25, 1943 Kasserine Pass, Tunisia: Tunisia Campaign: 6,500 (1,000+ killed); [3] [4] or, 9,195 (2,572 killed, 56 wounded and 10 captured or missing) [5] Axis victory Germany and Italy resulted in major reorganization of the U.S. Army; resulted in delay of planned amphibious invasion of France
On 19 February 1943, Rommel, having now been given formal control of the 10th and 21st Panzer Divisions, the Afrika Korps battlegroup as well as General Messe's forces on the Mareth defences (renamed Italian First Army), [51] launched what would become the Battle of Kasserine Pass. Hoping to take the inexperienced defenders by surprise, he sent ...
Lieutenant General Lloyd Ralston Fredendall (December 28, 1883 – October 4, 1963) was a general officer of the United States Army who served during World War II.He is best known for his leadership failure during the Battle of Kasserine Pass, leading to one of America's worst defeats of World War II, for which he was relieved of his command.
The Battle History of the 1st Armored Division, "Old Ironsides.". Washington: Combat Forces Press. OCLC 1262858. Kelly, Orr (2002). Meeting the Fox: The Allied Invasion of Africa, from Operation Torch to Kasserine Pass to Victory in Tunisia. New York: Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-41429-2. King, Michael J. (1985).
State Rep. Brett Hillyer, R-Uhrichsville, announced passage of the bill on Friday.
• Battle of the Kasserine Pass: Battle between US and German armored forces in Tunisia. • Battle of Neretva: German Army offensive in southern Bosnia. Offensive launched to encircle and destroy Yugoslavian Communist Partisan forces. Supporting the German forces in this effort were Italian, Ustaše and Serbian Royalist Chetnik units. The ...