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...
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Tunisian campaign (redirect from Battle of Tunisia)
lost in the Battle of Kasserine Pass, 55 (40 German, 15 Italian) lost in the Battle of Medenine, 45 (mostly German) lost in the Battle of El Guettar,...
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Lloyd Fredendall (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army))
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...
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Kasserine Pass, in some editions subtitled "The Baptism of Fire", is a board wargame published by Conflict Games in 1972 that simulates the Battle of...
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Station ID for Kasserine is 64646111. GigaCatolic, with titular incumbent biography links Battle of the Kasserine Pass Kasserine Dam History of Roman-era Tunisia...
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Quentin Roosevelt II (category American people of Dutch descent)
During the war, he fought in the Battle of Kasserine Pass (February 1943). Roosevelt was among the first wave of soldiers to land at Omaha Beach while...
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a series of battles that culminated in the disastrous Battle of Kasserine Pass in late February 1943. Erwin Rommel—poised on the threshold of a complete...
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"green" US Army in some of their first encounters with the Germans under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel at the Battle of Kasserine Pass (1943). It was later...
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I Armored Corps (United States) (category Armoured formations of corps size)
General Lloyd Fredendall is relieved following the loss at the Battle of Kasserine Pass Change of command – 15 April 1943 – Lieutenant General Patton resumes...
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2nd Battalion, Tower Hamlets Rifles (section Kasserine)
of the British Army during World War II. It fought as a motor battalion in the Tunisian campaign, including the Run for Tunis and Battle of Kasserine...
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M3 gun motor carriage (category World War II tank destroyers of the United States)
used ineffectively in the Battle of Kasserine Pass and several other engagements, but was used with success in the Battle of El Guettar. It also served...
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local offensives in the new year, at the Battle of Sidi Bou Zid (14–17 February), the Battle of Kasserine Pass (19–24 February) and Operation Ochsenkopf...
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the town of Marigny; Daniels learns that Pierson was demoted after recklessly leading his men to their deaths during the Battle of Kasserine Pass. On August...
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6th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) (category Armoured divisions of the British Army in World War II)
moment. The Axis forces from Kasserine reached the Mareth line on 25 February. It was after the battle of Kasserine Pass that the 6th Armoured Division...
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Ernest N. Harmon (category Honorary Companions of the Order of the Bath)
debacle in February 1943 at the Battle of Kasserine Pass during the Tunisian campaign. From January 1945, through the end of World War II, Harmon commanded...
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by driving into it, then making a simple half-turn. After the Battle of Kasserine Pass (early 1943), U.S. troops increasingly adopted the modern foxhole...
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Giorgio Calvi di Bergolo (category Recipients of the Bronze Medal of Military Valor)
1943, earning success at the battle of Kasserine Pass in February 1943; in a later incident he temporarily assumed command of a German battalion who had...
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that simulates the Battle of Kasserine Pass during World War II. The game was originally published as part of the Four Battles in North Africa "quadrigame"...
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Nickforce (category Ad hoc units and formations of the British Army)
Division on 14 February 1943, for the defence of Thala, during the latter stages of the Battle of Kasserine Pass. It took its name from the commanding officer...
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16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers (category Cavalry regiments of the British Army)
becoming part of 26th Armoured Brigade in the 6th Armoured Division. As part of this formation, the regiment fought at the Battle of Kasserine Pass in February...
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Operation Torch (redirect from Battle of Tafarquay)
February. Axis forces pushed on to Sbeitla and then fought the Battle of Kasserine Pass on 19 February, where the US II Corps retreated in disarray until...
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George C. Marshall (category Recipients of the Order of the Sun of Peru)
encountered German armored units in Africa in the Battle of Kasserine Pass and other major battles. Even as late as 1944, American soldiers undergoing...
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Castiglione (1796) Battle of Delhi (1803) Battle of Austerlitz (1805) Fetterman Fight (1866) Battle of Kasserine Pass (1943) List of military tactics Hit-and-run...
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February 19–24: Battle of Kasserine Pass February 26 - March 4: Operation Ochsenkopf (Ox Head) March 6: Operation Capri March 6: Battle of Medenine March 16–27:...
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the rest of the Afrikakorps. After the retreat of the Axis forces to Tunisia the 15th Panzer Division was part of the battle of Kasserine Pass against...
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on a strafing mission against Erwin Rommel's forces during the Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia. His fighter group, the 93rd Fighter Squadron, destroyed...
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advance from Faïd to launch Battle of Sidi Bou Zid and enter Sbeitla two days later 19 February: Battle of Kasserine Pass launched by Axis forces 6 March:...
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during the Battle of Kasserine Pass in 1943, tanks of the US 1st Armored Division followed what appeared to be a headlong retreat by elements of the 21st...
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Manton S. Eddy (category Recipients of the Legion of Merit)
part of Operation Torch. The 9th Division fought in the subsequent Allied campaign in North Africa, and played a large role in the Battle of Kasserine Pass...
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M3 Stuart (category Light tanks of the United States)
large part of its armor strength. After the disastrous Battle of Kasserine Pass, the U.S. quickly followed the British in disbanding most of their light...
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