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DNU=AMM t A13T*X 'IR.2a12s3 0.0c8 v.24,1V'.45 19 pebr44ty 1943 . , . - QUIG~t ar'txt, Cmbgt eolm],an 4.}l, hut blm up the ral3.road twxnol vok&cast of moulstroo (A I -* 4# t3 I) . 12 hr Arzyr or4or (*ta talephoned) througli Op.Sactlon .Q.O.K. via Nrsoaul &djut=t to 0,3, (GaCda) to : operation liootiont -rapfrruppo A..~ . Y~. will attook on 19 Fein . over the Tlwlapta road, the Nasaerluo Pats uorUrrroot o!' ordered serina end talon it (taXt Ar V Order A 5) All troops gill bo/roady to =rah imadiat*ly. Comandera at dorpo 0,P, 'The intention or f-ho Corps . .-attempt to, . is to/tom ttmt patio xzorthwast of Saanaring in a aurprioa raid try the Raaonnaiareanoo Bn. mommas maidng una o£ the first =cmmii lil;ht . In *arse the battalion mete strong raaiateawa the Pz .Gran.PCt.Afr1oa will attaol: 1atdr after mvinC i pog1tion and aftrar the vAvanoa of utis artill),ry . Azmarsd Ba .6totten u.ll move forward- at first only as far as tazn area vast oR tho road fork north of Theleptxa ao au to be available for amplo mant in the dirootion of the pains and also to the freCt: ice 5th 3araa,-Uari tan. will ewer tho. e*otor harai ofora defouded by D.A.R. until the arrival of the rc- inforood 7th Hvrsarlieri ast. fr= Co.fea. The: Arvorod of tt~ Die. Cwi- taut wIll by 'placed for they Control of tlut battalion to ropultle a poasiblo e oow attank tram tha direotion of the Tobeeo4 road . Pe: r< orders 0.1 l. orally be iesuod i diately by tblaphono and later tb U,%c. tlto 33d heo.Vn. is advanoiai; in the diraotjon of zusasrlno . vie h rozaininz; olazanta of t4o Alag"'lpfc"rupie £all in . ""'Ith Poor viai- bIMy the 3'xt Rao.Bn. appronolias the papa taxed .£a mart b;; 1:? .¢ :iro of ar{A- track gun* and of a light battery . (Annex (;-3) he enez,V in doLO ::wllrt,~. Uxr rte with the point of rain effort to the want. It to n .t I:oasible to taker Q withdrc-~rs the paue with the £*mat of the battalion. `Rivreforo tl-c, bc.ttlioa
from the eatr=as of .the pass to the aouttvre$t .(An.9 ) In the meantime the Pz .Oren.IIgt .Africa has reached the assembly area Wouth of the paaa . Behind the regiment the artillery and the flak btry . xkxXIDab9~ are going rapidly into position . . ' .,h . the regiment starts in the dimotion of the pass entranou (Chadbi) . "The Corpo C,p, ' has " already been moved to the region 1 Len nortfrvoat ofthe . ro4id fork .west of KLseerino (B 2 ) . With the support of the artillery the regimnta2 attack makes good progress at firstj there la a ¢1.iFht fog . The 2d "hn . attaoldng on the right throtiva envy esourity dotaohnisnts baak into , the pass road and, toward noon, tdkes Hill 974 east of the pass . -O 3) Then flaztking firs from the via .ty of hill 712 and from the north stopa thei attack, . "The lot Ano (left),whioh had atsuted shortly after the 2d'Bn ., atteAks over Wadi Zobboua in ti he dirootion of dill 712. Zho battalion sustains strong fire . from" antitank guns, xh maohiiw guns and artillery N7Uoh on'wiot be alittinatedby our artillery baoauo* of poor visibility . 'His aumv sears to be strongly entrenched in the left " peotor . At some plaoos 7.5 era motor gun oarriAgax are identified. As the region possoacou the only croesing. to Bill 712 exoopt for Wadi Zabbous, and has no terrain obstaolea, the com- manding genera, deoidos to oo=it the armored battalion for the support of the Im battalion employed on the left and engaged in hard fighting, and for tha re- 11oving the presauro on the right battalion. The armored battalion mo":es ~, out of at 1215 hr fewaxtho area west of the road fork west of Kaaaeriiw . at the C .P. Hs is oriented by the oammanding general on the dOwelopmontof . . the situation. The Corps intends to oapturo today the .xta stubbornly defended pass . The O.D . gives informtion oonocrni : ; the intFIution to Carry out a main thrust with tIio 10th and 21st fz .Diva . over Sbuitlo., Sbiba to the north. After the Rasserine pnaa is opcnod an adranao toward the we at against Tabea$a is intandod to deceive the eneW . After the pass is taken the Corps will take measuroo for leaving soouritl dataeilnonto at the
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KASSERINE PASS BATTLES Readings Vol
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18 1 st Armored Division, Report of
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auard -a Via 0"ifivin no!" :_ __aid
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OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTION ) s NUMBER
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81 Rcn Bn will shift its main force
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Field Order : Dictated . by General
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19 Combat Command B, 1 st Armored D
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S-7088 and S-7384 . These passes we
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: ._i-lc west cf the KASS y1?~ Pass
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6 . Lessons learned from the ORAN O
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The 1st Ranger Battalion (a special
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at the time of the German break-thr
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The organization of this defensive
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During the night of 19-20 Feb . , t
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ugh, yMs,iW~. puapa~uai~o ~~ua~s -4
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Regimental Combat Team (of the 1st
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21 1 st Infantry Division, Summary
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On January 10, CT,26, less third ca
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These counter--attacks apparently c
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R E S T R I C T E D HEADQUARTERS 1s
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MEMORANDUM) z All units in the lst
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22 16th Infantry, I st Infantry Div
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23 10th Panzer Division, War Diary
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:wae,ratr"ting through . Sidi bou Z
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doetroyed followas '9 tanks, 30 arm
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fx .A.Q.X.Afrioaj, under whose co :
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At'.0832, hr-.the.:,~! in attacking
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" 10 ." extent . During the night o
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Page 64 and 65: , ,the, enemy group at 7221 . At 13
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Page 68 and 69: the conference at-7212 Gen .Ziegler
Page 70 and 71: -9- . ,. . . with ~_ I,,q;thdrawing
Page 72 and 73: The night passed. . .quietly. The d
Page 74 and 75: even today perhaps tkxkxkkx regimen
Page 76 and 77: to 5367 to-a-Qize the ene4 in Bbiba
Page 78 and 79: - 17 - strong Toward 1730 h . knxzy
Page 80 and 81: "!""the pass positions at 7760,-774
Page 82 and 83: 25 Fifth Panzer Army, War Diary (Ex
Page 84 and 85: a reaches remains - 114 - control T
Page 86 and 87: In a telephone conversation of the
Page 88 and 89: - 118 - units (extracts given out c
Page 90 and 91: - 120 - the attack comes to a stand
Page 92 and 93: The army intends to continue the at
Page 94 and 95: position and the defense of the Mar
Page 96 and 97: - 126 - Strong dust clouds and sand
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Page 100 and 101: in throwing the enemy back end k in
Page 102 and 103: % assignment . The O.B . combat ech
Page 104 and 105: 134 on thc+ surrounding heights exc
Page 106 and 107: drawal to the position in the pass
Page 108 and 109: A.A.580 is army reserve in region w
Page 110 and 111: aa . 1140 Recommendations for an at
Page 114 and 115: pace . end, West fo., movi th the b
Page 116 and 117: ind'advenoo to' tha northnvoct, in
Page 118 and 119: .. 7 - XU the noun }rpurS the 5th B
Page 120 and 121: iT7" Ixt the pass position the nigh
Page 122 and 123: of constant flanking threat. For a
Page 124 and 125: 13 .. reoeive the order that the en
Page 126 and 127: at ,14* Au1ad DIC :in tire; : the C
Page 128 and 129: of the . let $try., *Oth Arty rdll
Page 130 and 131: Gruppe Roanrol announces that F.ILR
Page 132 and 133: 4 1 SUBJECTS Report of Opo rati ~~
Page 134 and 135: SLCR--T Report of Operationsi Uq. I
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Page 138 and 139: Report of Operations,'-_.i . II Cor
Page 140 and 141: of OMationa,,I&S2Ms~x~.1943 , Cout~
Page 142 and 143: Report of 02!ati 1 II CwrpsZ 2 Nor
Page 144 and 145: 20A ; ig . Depot . Co .- _ ~' Repo
Page 146 and 147: Appendix "All to RopQrt on Operatio
Page 148 and 149: APPEN= "C" TO REPORT ON OPFUTIORI3
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Page 152 and 153: To Comando Suppemio to PE .A.O.B.5
Page 154 and 155: CONFERENCE on 19 Feb, 191.3 - at 09
Page 156 and 157: Operations Seotion Geruml Italian P
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Radio lbasage from Garman-Italian P
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Operations Section German Italina P
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destroyed. Souroes 845 prisoners (m
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. At Thala 26th Pz.Brigade of the 6
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