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The Battle of Kasserine Pass took place in World War II during the Tunisia Campaign. It was, in fact, a series of battles fought around Kasserine Pass, a two-mile-wide gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in west central Tunisia. The Axis forces involved were primarily from the German-Italian Panzer Army (the redesignated German Panzer Army Africa) led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and the Fifth Panzer Army led by General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim. Allied forces involved came mostly from the U.S. Army's II Corps under Major General Lloyd Fredendall, part of British First Army. The Tunisia Campaign was a series of World War II battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the World War II, between forces of the German/Italian Axis, and allied forces consisting primarily of U.S., British and small numbers of Vichy French. ...
Download high resolution version (1000x853, 242 KB)Battles at Kasserine Pass and Sbiba gap Source: Scanned from map insert in US Army in World War II - Northwest Africa - Seizing the Initiative in the West License: US Government document. ...
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Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ) (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was one of the most distinguished German field marshals of World War II. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also became known by the nickname “The Desert Fox†(Wüstenfuchs, ) for the skillful military campaigns he...
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General Lloyd Fredendall (1883-1963) was an American General during World War II. He is best known for his command of the Central Task Force landings during Operation Torch, and his command of the US II Corps. ...
The Tunisia Campaign was a series of World War II battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the World War II, between forces of the German/Italian Axis, and allied forces consisting primarily of U.S., British and small numbers of Vichy French. ...
Combatants Germany United States Commanders Hans-Jürgen von Arnim Lloyd Fredendall The Battle of Sidi Bou Zid was a World War II battle that took place during the Tunisia Campaign, fought between the 10th and the 21st Panzer Divisions of Hans-Jurgen von Arnims German Fifth Army and...
Operation Capri was a German counter-attack at Medenine, Tunisia, intended to disrupt and delay the 8th Armys own attack on the Mareth Line. ...
Operation Pugilist was a battle in Egypt during World War II. Categories: | ...
The Battle of El Guettar was a World War II battle that took place during the larger Battle of Tunisia, fought between the Deutsches Afrika Korps under Juergen von Arnim and the Americans under George Patton in south-central Tunisia. ...
During World War II, Operation Vulcan was the final ground attack against German forces in Tunis, Cap Bon and Bizerte, the last Axis toeholds in north Africa. ...
Combatants United Kingdom United States Germany Italy Commanders General Harold Alexander Jürgen von Arnim Giovanni Messe During World War II, Operation Flax was an Allied air operation designed to cut the air supply lines between Italy and the Axis troops in Tunis, in April, 1943 This interdiction operation led...
During World War II, Operation Retribution was a series of air and naval attacks designed to prevent the German evacuation of North Africa through Tunis. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
The Tunisia Campaign was a series of World War II battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the World War II, between forces of the German/Italian Axis, and allied forces consisting primarily of US, British and small numbers of Vichy French. ...
Map showing the location of the Atlas Mountains (colored red) across North Africa The Atlas Mountains (Arabic: ‎) are a mountain range in northwest Africa extending about 2,400 km (1,500 miles) through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and including The Rock of Gibraltar. ...
Panzer Group Afrika Panzer Army Afrika German-Italian Panzer Army Panzer Group Afrika (German Panzergruppe Afrika)1 was established in September 1941 to control the German mechanized forces in North Africa during World War II. Erwin Rommel was placed in command, handing command of the Afrika Korps over to Ludwig...
As the number of German armed forces committed to the North Africa Campaign of World War II grew from the initial commitment of a small corps the Germans developed a more elaborate command structure and placed the now larger Afrika Korps, with Italian units under this new German command structure...
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Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ) (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was one of the most distinguished German field marshals of World War II. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also became known by the nickname “The Desert Fox†(Wüstenfuchs, ) for the skillful military campaigns he...
The German Fifth Panzer Army was created in December of 1942 to help manage the emergency build-up of troops in Tunisia after the Allied Operation Torch landings in Algeria and Morocco. ...
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (4 April 1889 - 11 September 1962), was a German colonel-general of cavalry, serving during World War II. He was born in Ernsdorf, Germany in 1889, the son of General Sixt von Arnim. ...
The US II Corps was the first American formation of any size to see combat in Europe or Africa during World War II. History It came to prominence in the Battle of Kasserine Pass when Field Marshal Erwin Rommel defeated the formation. ...
Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ...
General Lloyd Fredendall (1883-1963) was an American General during World War II. He is best known for his command of the Central Task Force landings during Operation Torch, and his command of the US II Corps. ...
The British First Army was a field army that existed during the First and Second World Wars. ...
Significant as the first large-scale meeting of American and German forces in World War II, the green and untested American troops, who were led in an inept manner by their commander, suffered heavy casualties and were pushed back over fifty miles from their original positions west of Faid Pass in a humiliating rout. The battle has been described as when the amateurs first met the professionals. In the aftermath, the U.S. Army instituted a number of sweeping changes from unit-level organization to the replacing of commanders. When they next met, in some cases only weeks later, the U.S. was considerably stronger. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
Background American and British forces landed at several points along the coast of French Morocco and Algeria on November 8, 1942, during Operation Torch. This came only days after General Bernard Montgomery's breakout in the east following the Second Battle of El Alamein. Understanding the danger of a two-front war, German and Italian troops were ferried in from Sicily to occupy Tunisia, one of the few easily defended areas of North Africa, and only one night's sail from bases in Sicily. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 53 days remaining. ...
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Combatants United States United Kingdom Free French Forces Vichy France Commanders Dwight Eisenhower Andrew Cunningham François Darlan Strength 73,500 60,000 Casualties 479+ dead 720 wounded 1,346+ dead 1,997 wounded Operation Torch (initially called Operation Gymnast) was the British-American invasion of French North Africa in...
Bernard Law Montgomery Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (November 17, 1887 - March 24, 1976) was a British military officer during World War II often referred to as Monty. ...
For the Battle of Alam Halfa, which is also often termed the Second Battle of El Alamein, see Battle of Alam Halfa Combatants British Eighth Army Panzer Army Africa Commanders Bernard Montgomery Erwin Rommel Strength 220,000 men 1,100 tanks[1] 116,000 men[1] 559 tanks(220 panzers...
Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ...
Even after the Torch landings by the Allies, there was little organized defense in the western desert. More importantly, no effort was made by Allied naval or air forces to interdict the flow of Axis men and material into Tunis until later in the campaign after sizeable forces had already come ashore. In addition, the Allies moved very slowly to make and maintain contact with the Germans as they tried to negotiate with local Vichy French commanders. Several attempts were made to cut off Tunis in November and December 1942 before the German troops could arrive in strength, but poor coordination and the excellent defensive terrain allowed the small numbers of German and Italian troops landed there to hold them off. Motto Travail, famille, patrie French: Work, family, fatherland Unoccupied zone of Vichy France (until November 1942) Capital Vichy Language(s) French Religion Roman Catholic Government Dictatorship Head of state - 1940 — 1944 Philippe Pétain President of the Council - 1940 — 1942 Philippe Pétain - 1942 - 1944 Pierre Laval Legislature National Assembly...
The Tunisia Campaign was a series of World War II battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the World War II, between forces of the German/Italian Axis, and allied forces consisting primarily of U.S., British and small numbers of Vichy French. ...
On January 23, 1943, Montgomery's 8th Army took Tripoli, thereby cutting off Rommel's main supply base. Rommel had planned for this eventuality, intending to block the southern approach to Tunisia from Tripoli by occupying an extensive set of defensive works known as the Mareth Line, which the French had constructed in order to fend off an Italian attack from Libya. With their lines steadied by the Atlas Mountains on the west and Gulf of Sidra on the east, even small numbers of German/Italian troops would be able to hold off the Allied forces. January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations in World War II, fighting in the campaigns in North Africa and Italy. ...
Tripoli (Arabic: طرابلس TarÄbulus) is the capital city of Libya. ...
The Mareth Line was a system of fortifications built by the French near the coastal town of Medenine in southern Tunisia prior to World War II. It was designed to defend against attacks from the Italians in Libya, but following the fall of France it fell into Axis hands. ...
Map showing the location of the Atlas Mountains (colored red) across North Africa The Atlas Mountains (Arabic: ‎) are a mountain range in northwest Africa extending about 2,400 km (1,500 miles) through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and including The Rock of Gibraltar. ...
Gulf of Sidra is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya; it is also known as Gulf of Sirte. ...
Faïd Upsetting this plan was the fact that Allied troops had already crossed the Atlas Mountains and had set up a forward base of operations at Faïd, in the foothills on the eastern arm of the mountains. This put them in an excellent position to cut off Rommel from the forces further north, and cut his line of supply to Tunis. Obviously, the Axis could not allow this to stand. Elements of von Arnim's Fifth Panzer Army reached the Allied positions on the eastern foot of the Atlas Mountains on January 30. The 21st Panzer Division met the French defenders at Faïd and rolled them over them with little effort. Several attempts were made to stop their advance by the U.S. 1st Armored Division, but all three combat commands found themselves faced with the classic blitzkrieg— every time they were ordered into a defensive position, they would find those positions had already been overrun, and they were attacked by German soldiers with heavy losses. After three days the U.S. II Corps had been compelled to withdraw into the foothills. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 466 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (544 × 700 pixel, file size: 126 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Tunisia Campaign. ...
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The 21st Panzer Division was a German armoured division best known for its role in the Battles of El Alamenein (1942) and Normandy (1944) during World War II. Created as 5th Light Division or 5th Light Afrika Division in Africa in early 1941, from an ad hoc collection of smaller...
The 1st Armored Division —nicknamed the Old Ironsides— is an armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Wiesbaden, Germany. ...
A Combat Command was a combined-arms military organization of comparable size to a brigade or regiment employed by armored forces of the U.S. Army from 1942 until 1963. ...
The defining characteristic of what is commonly known as Blitzkrieg is that it is a highly mobile form of mechanized warfare. ...
At this point most of Tunisia was now in German hands, and the entrances into the coastal lowlands were all blocked. The Allies still held the interior of the roughly triangular Atlas range, but this seemed of little concern to Rommel since the exits eastward were all blocked. For the next two weeks, Rommel and the Axis commanders further north debated what to do next. Given his later actions, this delay may have proven costly.
Rommel eventually decided that he could improve his supply situation and further erode the American threat to his flank by attacking towards two U.S. supply bases just to the west of the western arm of the mountains in Algeria. Although he had little interest in holding the mountains' interior plains, a quick thrust would gain the supplies, as well as further disrupt any U.S. actions.
On February 14 the 21st Panzer Division once again started moving west, attacking Sidi Bou Zid, about 10 miles from Faïd in the interior plain of the Atlas Mountains. The battle raged for a day, but poor use of armor by the U.S. led to their defeat, and by the end of the day, the field was won by Panzer Army . A counterattack the next day was beaten off with ease, and on February 16, the Germans started forward again to take Sbeitla. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
A detail from Sidi Bou Said Sidi Bou Said (Arabic: سيدي بو سعيد) is a town in northern Tunisia (it is located only 20 km from the capital of Tunisia, Tunis). ...
February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sbeitla (Arabic: ‎) is a small town in north-central Tunisia. ...
With no defensive terrain left, the U.S. forces retreated to set up new lines at the more easily defended Kasserine Pass on the western arm of the mountains. By this point, the U.S. forces had lost 2,546 men, 103 tanks, 280 vehicles, 18 field guns, 3 antitank guns, and an entire antiaircraft battery. American troops man an anti-aircraft gun near the Algerian coastline in 1943 Anti-aircraft, or air defense, is any method of combating military aircraft from the ground. ...
Kasserine
The battles at Kasserine Pass and Sbiba gap On February 19 Rommel launched an assault. The next day, he personally led the attack by the recently formed 10th Panzer Division, lent to him from the Fifth Panzer Army to the north, hoping to take the supply dumps, while the 21st Panzer Division, also detached from the Fifth Panzer Army, continued attacking northward through the Sbiba gap. Download high resolution version (1000x853, 242 KB)Battles at Kasserine Pass and Sbiba gap Source: Scanned from map insert in US Army in World War II - Northwest Africa - Seizing the Initiative in the West License: US Government document. ...
Download high resolution version (1000x853, 242 KB)Battles at Kasserine Pass and Sbiba gap Source: Scanned from map insert in US Army in World War II - Northwest Africa - Seizing the Initiative in the West License: US Government document. ...
February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The 10th Panzer Division was created in 1939, and served in the Army Group North reserve during the invasion of Poland (1939). ...
Within minutes, the U.S. lines were broken. Their light guns and tanks had no chance against the heavier German equipment, and they had little or no experience in armored warfare. The German Panzer IVs and Tiger tanks fended off all attacks with ease; the M3 Lee and M3 Stuart tanks they faced were inferior in firepower and their crews far less experienced. Meanwhile, U.S. commanders radioed higher command for permission to arrange a counterattack or artillery barrage, often receiving a go-ahead after the lines had already passed them. Once again, the 1st Armored Division found itself ordered into useless positions, and by the second day of the offensive, two of their three Combat Commands had been mauled while the third was generally out of action. The Panzerkampfwagen IV (PzKpfw IV), more commonly referred to as the Panzer IV, was a tank developed by Germany and used extensively in World War II. It was designed initially as an infantry-support medium tank, to work in conjunction with the anti-tank Pzkpfw III. Later in the war...
The Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. ...
The Medium Tank M3 was an American tank used during World War II. In Britain the tank was called General Lee named after General Robert E. Lee, and its modified version built to British specification, with a new turret, was called General Grant named after General Ulysses S. Grant. ...
The Stuart was an American light tank of World War II named after the Civil War general Jeb Stuart. ...
After breaking into the pass, the German forces divided into two groups, each advancing up one of the two roads leading out of the pass to the northwest. Rommel stayed with the main group of the 10th Panzer Division on the northern of the two roads towards Thala, while a composite Italian-German force took the southern road toward Haidra. To combat the southern force, the remaining Combat Command B of the 1st Armored drove 20 miles to face them on February 20, but found themselves unable to stop the advance the next day. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Morale among the U.S. troops started to fall precipitously, and by evening many troops had pulled back, leaving their equipment on the field. The pass was now completely open, and it appeared the supply dump at Tébessa was within reach. However, desperate resistance by isolated groups left behind in the action seriously slowed the German advance, and on the second day mopping up operations were still underway while the armored spearhead advanced up the roads.
By the night of February 21, the 10th Panzer Division was just outside the small town of Thala, with two road links to Tébessa. If the town fell and the German division decided to move on the southernmost of the two roads, the U.S. 9th Infantry Division to the north would be cut off from their supplies, and Combat Command B of the 1st Armored Division would be trapped between the 10th Panzer division and their supporting units moving north along the second road. That night, small units of British, French, and U.S. forces freed from the line to the north were sent piecemeal into the lines at Thala. The entire divisional artillery of the U.S. 9th Infantry Division, 48 guns strong, that had started moving on the 17th from their positions in the west, was emplaced that night. When the battle reopened the next day, the defenses were much stronger; the front line was held largely by British infantry with exceptionally strong backing by U.S. artillery[1]. February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The 9th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II. World War II Activated: 1 August 1940. ...
Overextended and undersupplied, Rommel decided to end the offensive. Fearing that the approaching British 8th Army would be able to cross the Mareth Line unless it was reinforced, he disengaged and started to retreat east. On February 23 a massive U.S. air attack on the Pass hastened the German retreat, and by the end of February 25, the pass had been retaken. February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Related actions The attack up to Sbiba was stopped on the 19 February by elements of the British 1st Infantry Brigade (Guards), the 2nd Battlion of the Coldstream Guards February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The 1st Infantry Brigade is a British Army formation with a long history including service during the First and Second World Wars . ...
The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division. ...
Aftermath After the battle both sides studied the results. Rommel was largely contemptuous of both the U.S. equipment and fighting ability, and considered them a non-threat. He did, however, single out a few U.S. units for praise, such as the 2nd Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment of Orlando Ward's U.S. 1st Armored Division. He characterized this unit's defense of Sbeitla "clever and well fought." For some time after the battle, German units deployed large numbers of captured U.S. vehicles. Col. ...
The 1st Armored Division —nicknamed the Old Ironsides— is an armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Wiesbaden, Germany. ...
The Allies equally seriously studied the results, and immediately Eisenhower started to restructure the Allied command creating a new headquarters, 18th Army Group, under General Sir Harold Alexander, to tighten the operational control of the corps and armies of the three Allied nations involved and improve their coordination (there having been significant friction during the previous month's operations). Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (December 10, 1891 - June 16, 1969) was a British military commander and Field Marshal, notably during World War II as the commander of the 15th Army Group. ...
Most importantly for the U.S. forces, II Corps commander, Lloyd Fredendall, was relieved and sent to a noncombat assignment for the remainder of the war. Eisenhower confirmed through General Omar N. Bradley and others that Fredendall's subordinates had no confidence in him as their commander; British First Army commander Lieutenant General Kenneth Anderson also thought Fredendall incompetent. On March 6 General George S. Patton was placed in command of II Corps with the explicit task of improving performance. Bradley was appointed assistant Corps Commander and would eventually command II Corps himself. Several other officers were removed or promoted. General Stafford Leroy Irwin, who commanded the 9th Division's artillery at Kasserine, became a successful Division commander. Commanders were given greater latitude to make on-the-spot decisions without having to ask higher command, and were urged to keep command posts well forward. In contrast, Fredendall had built an elaborate, fortified headquarters a great distance behind the front and rarely visited the front line. Furthermore, Fredendall tended to fragment his units below the Combat Command level so that isolated pockets of troops were easily surrounded and overrun. General Lloyd Fredendall (1883-1963) was an American General during World War II. He is best known for his command of the Central Task Force landings during Operation Torch, and his command of the US II Corps. ...
Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 - April 8, 1981) was one of the main US Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II. Bradley was born to a poor family near Clark, Missouri, the son of a schoolteacher. ...
The British First Army was a field army that existed during the First and Second World Wars. ...
Anderson in an Auster aircraft, 2 May, 1943. ...
March 6 is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Efforts were made to improve massed on-call artillery and air support which had previously been difficult to coordinate. While U.S. on-call artillery practices improved dramatically, the problem of coordinating close air support was not satisfactorily resolved until the Battle of Normandy over a year later. It has been suggested that Northern France Campaign (1944) be merged into this article or section. ...
Emphasis was also placed on keeping units together, rather than assigning elements of each Division to separate tasks as Fredendall had done. The II Corps immediately began fighting its Divisions as cohesive units rather than parceling out small units on widely separated missions. By the time they arrived in Sicily, their forces were considerably stronger. Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ...
In fiction The Brotherhood of War series by W.E.B. Griffin, starts with an American officer captured at the Battle of the Kasserine Pass. Brotherhood of War is a series of novels written by W.E.B. Griffin about the United States Army beginning in the Second World War through the Vietnam Conflict. ...
W.E.B. Griffin (born William Edmund Butterworth III on November 10, 1929) is a writer of military and detective fiction with some thirty novels in five series published under that name. ...
The 1970 film Patton begins with a depiction of General Omar Bradley viewing the aftermath of the Battle of the Kasserine Pass. Patton is a 1970 epic biographical film which tells the story of General George S. Pattons commands during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, and Karl Michael Vogler. ...
Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981) was one of the main U.S. Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II and a General of the Army of the United States Army. ...
In Saving Private Ryan, Technical Sergeant (Sgt. First Class) Michael Horvath indicates that he and Capt. Miller had fought at the Battle of Kasserine Pass. Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 Academy-Award-winning film set in World War II, directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. ...
References - Charles R. Anderson. Online Bookshelves WWII Campaigns: Tunisia 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943. US Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 72-12.
- Atkinson, Rick (2002). An Army at Dawn. ISBN 0-8050-6288-2.
- Blumenson, Martin. Kasserine Pass. ISBN 0-8154-1099-9.
- Howe, George F. (1957). Northwest Africa: Seizing the Initiative in the West. Center for Military History, United States Army.
Rick Atkinson is a journalist and author. ...
Footnotes The Derbyshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, which served as a cavalry regiment and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and provided two reconnaissance regiments in the Second World War, before being amalgamated into The Leicestershire and Derbyshire (Prince Albert...
The 17th/21st Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1993. ...
See Also The seal of Afrikakorps The German Afrika Korps (German: Deutsches Afrikakorps, DAK ) was the corps-level headquarters controlling the German Panzer divisions in Libya and Egypt during the North African Campaign of World War II. Since there was little turnover in the units attached to the corps, the term is...
During World War II, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from September 13, 1940 to May 13, 1943. ...
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ) (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was one of the most distinguished German field marshals of World War II. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also became known by the nickname “The Desert Fox†(Wüstenfuchs, ) for the skillful military campaigns he...
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (4 April 1889 - 11 September 1962), was a German colonel-general of cavalry, serving during World War II. He was born in Ernsdorf, Germany in 1889, the son of General Sixt von Arnim. ...
The Tunisia Campaign was a series of World War II battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the World War II, between forces of the German/Italian Axis, and allied forces consisting primarily of U.S., British and small numbers of Vichy French. ...
// Eastbourne Redoubt was built at what is now Royal Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England between 1804 and 1810 to support the associated Martello Towers. ...
External links - Entry in the Leaders & Battles Database
- Kasserine Pass Battles ( eBook hosted by the U.S. Army)
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