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Battle of Kasserine Passe
1943 • Atlas-Gebirge
English: Photo: SC 167571 - 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry clearing the road and clearing mines, walking through the Kasserine Pass, Tunisia .26 Feb 1943.Photographer: McGray.
Author: from http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/matrix/1ID/1ID-Photos.htmLicense:PD
Historical Overview
The Battle of Kasserine Pass was a series of engagements which took place from 19–24 February 1943 around 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.
Quick Facts
Outcome:German victory.
Afrika Korps
- Commander: Erwin Rommel
- Strength: 22000
- Casualties: ca. 1.000
US 5th Army
- Commander: Lloyd Fredendall
- Strength: 30000
- Casualties: ca. 6.500
Strategic Context
Rommel's last tactical success in Africa.
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