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  2. Battle of Kasserine Pass - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Timeline of the North African campaign - Wikipedia

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    30 January: Axis forces capture Faïd pass in central Tunisia; 4 February: Axis forces in Libya retreat to Tunisian border south of the Mareth Line; 14 February: Axis 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

  4. List of World War II battles involving the United States

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    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

  5. Tunisian campaign - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. List of North African campaign battles - Wikipedia

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    January 14: Battle of Faïd Pass; February 14–17: Battle of Sidi Bou Zid; 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: Operation Pugilist. March 16–23: Battle of Mareth [10] March 23 – April 7: Battle of El Guettar

  7. List of World War II battles - Wikipedia

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    • 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 ...

  8. Battle of Sidi Bou Zid - Wikipedia

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    The poor performance of the Allies during the actions of late January and the first half of February, as well as at the later Battle of the Kasserine Pass led the Axis commanders to conclude that, while US units were well equipped, they were inferior in leadership and tactics. This became received wisdom among the Axis forces and resulted in a ...

  9. 1943 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    February 14 – WWII: Battle of the Kasserine Pass – German General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps launch an offensive against Allied defenses in Tunisia; it is the United States' first major battle defeat of the war. February 17 – Aircraft carrier USS Lexington is commissioned.