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ind'advenoo to' tha northnvoct, in the dircotion o£ 'Di,el . Hamra# open the passes there and pass to the defense with front to e the v®at (A 20).- Driating from the intention annouaoed this mornin Xby the .00 . - the' <strong>Army</strong> intoruia, after the pass hats been opened, to draw the 10th f_s*niv. through it in the diraotion of Thala, Kalaa D3orda . ., . Thereupon the Corps orders for 20 Feliruaryr Ps . Cren .Rgt .Afrioa west, with`: to . support-of this entire artillery and heavy flak to whtoh a lhaezl tzar 1~attary ;and a jx rookat projeotor buttery arrived during 19 Fab. have boon attached, will -,continue the attack and take Knoserino pose, Attack will be lauitohed . at 0700 hr. - Arbor opening the peas road irmediate oo:axlt3innt of the . 'raconzaiasanas battalion and the haw armored battalions to the nort}nost is intended,, These two units will ready to rrar, oh at 0800 hr . (pertinent orders - isausd 20 . Feb rusty.0105 hr w-id 0110 hr, , B 10, 11). . . 0m 20 February l light flak battery o£ the 135th Flak Rgt. will ba brought up to Fz* Oren ..Rgt ..Afrioa aid re aorw+a for grourui operation. (J 12) ; _ . . . , 20 February 19143 During the' eight the enemy attempted at varioun places to throwlthe attaoking advanood elements or the Pz.Cron.Rgt .Africa back by a oountarthru4t. Tho attaok~s vmre repulaud (A .1 . ) In the crorning hours the loading olements of the loth Pz . Div. arrive in .tha Xasaorino area . Towoid a concentration of. foroas the division is requested try romin east or Kaaaorino (p.2) ;. . . The attack which had bass dooidod for 0'100 hr is postponed 1 )tour aril fire 30 beoauso or poor visibility and the/un*zcvtrottdinose of the entire urtillory . At 3 the atta0k interrupted the pr*viouo dray is rosmod . In the &~opl- mat of point 77,2 the let Hn:,Pz .Oron.Rrt .Afr1oa uakas only slow ns:d rawlnoa
tromi the worth . Y :wiP A i° . - (r .v . dAwiA44' jThti '2d'"Pz,oren.Rgr Afrioa I oannot ` fall in to the attaok a ic''as''tho' euy'is'advaw{nZ *against M11 1191 9.n battalion atrengtii, w k `the `Oeourity detaohrzonte planed thorn o1ui L~attapk~4 a~a 2d 8 ;1, p,B,` . : at. .Oorpo C,P, at Kaaaerino . 110 disousses tyro altuution with the comLmanding general . As a result an ordar is iwsuod to the 5th BoraaCII. ,=ri Bn to - attaok into the gap bartwoon 'the lot and 2d lies ., fz . urez~ . .Ut.~fri~;a ovor Point 712 in . the' dirootion of Ogriue . T'LO O .B . "moves to U10 cll':vanocjd Corps G 'P*~~and issues tha " order for the iwrsodiate oor :rrd"tnent of ;;ho Gronadlor Cod . of the 0,B, oor:bat ooholon* and of the Groxundior, Co . oil the 33d Rooou . an . on:lthe left flank of the lot Bn . Pz.Grun.?2gt.Afr1ca . From the advanood Corps 0 ; P the 0. . goes with the we=nding general . to the C .P . of the lot Bn . Pz.Gron,Rgt.Afrioa in the area Tmat of point 712 . fho regtmont oonumnder reports on the'e*of the ¬attaok . The lot Bn .~ la advanoing slowly and with great pains in'the diffloult mountainous terrain by Hill (312 whore the ti :-em' In well -- ooasol1datod .xmubda= and domimnt wountain positions is roaistirZ, atubboraly.' The possibilities of artillery support taro limited by this terrain' diffioulties sad espevially b-y the fog . Tho onOW $coma to bo of ., oring strotizast rusiatance in the line Ogrino-point £312 . For the reiaforoomont of the attaak the ' 0, A, orders the ooasml.tmr3nt of a battalion of the 10th Pz . Div . vhi4 had adwicod out of the Sboitla during the night, . later the order S.a puppleiaentdd to the extent that at 1,630 ht' the loth Pz . Div . and Xampfgruppe 6- D .A4,r* together (the loth Ps .Div. with all elements arrived now) -rill attack the pass positions (B 3.4) . The 10th Pz,Div . will atdaat: with 2 . battalions over Hill 974, to the north and later turn zreatzrard in the dirootion of Ogrixu3 . V7111 .;. attack 712 to . .'tho nortlmest (A.2, 3) . The 2d Bn . Pz.Gron .Rgr .Africa mid Bn .5 B©raagliari ' 'the 5th Bn.Ikruagliori is adti"anoliT, ainao 1025 hr frog: Hill
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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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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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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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doetroyed followas '9 tanks, 30 arm
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At'.0832, hr-.the.:,~! in attacking
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" 10 ." extent . During the night o
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Kriegstagebuoh 21 Panzer Division A
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, ,the, enemy group at 7221 . At 13
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Page 82 and 83: 25 Fifth Panzer Army, War Diary (Ex
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Page 86 and 87: In a telephone conversation of the
Page 88 and 89: - 118 - units (extracts given out c
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Page 94 and 95: position and the defense of the Mar
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Page 102 and 103: % assignment . The O.B . combat ech
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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
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Page 122 and 123: of constant flanking threat. For a
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Page 132 and 133: 4 1 SUBJECTS Report of Opo rati ~~
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Page 138 and 139: Report of Operations,'-_.i . II Cor
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Page 142 and 143: Report of 02!ati 1 II CwrpsZ 2 Nor
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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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