KASSERINE PASS BATTLES Readings - US Army Center Of Military ...

During the night and also by dAy aezroral
Bersaglied Bn, (roinforcod by 2 Italian batteries 6.5om and a Gorsrfan heavy
antitatxx oompazq) ooouples positions in the proscribed area . Against the
order of the Corps t1lo motor vahioles are taken into the positione and loft
there ., The Pz .Gron*Rrt. Afrioa and the artillery of the KumpLgruppo are ro-r
grouping, Booauao of terrain difficulties they naroh of t1lo fz . Gron.Rgr . Africa
long'
isldelaysd . Tho regiment happens upon the anogy by surpriaa (p.1) call takes
Ei . guns and about 30 . motor. vohiolvs, bub during the dqy it loom t1lem
again. ,.dt day brook it is fouzA - that durln the night the r"jgi=nt has Bona -
out of its and is now at Hill 812, 9 )=.ooath" aouthoaat of the ordorod
an
objsotivo. WOWS the -regiment is opposed by onorV ivi about
the strvrp-th of a. regimcmt ln=dxmtb~g dafonding the pass road lending Trope
the north an Aino bau Q?rioa . to lat -, Bn.,Pz .C-ron .Il1;t .Ai'rioa
the morns
22 February l')43
auoooods iti
alll 812 a6oupiod by the snow, but the ro(;imcut,
supported . by part o£ our artillery only and taoinG in an open terrain a
is not possible to carry out the mission.
pours . fllo 9th
superior enarq, remains in a dangerous situations, as the left flank in
which the 580th Reo.Bn. was to be is ".mprafvoted. In such a aituation 1.t
*b In the right flank the situation develops as fellwo during the
infantry
morningi 'The erneW diaangngad tsuYf, He asam.a to have somv~saoursty
detaotments opposite the 5th baraegliori Bn. ' In addition, before who front
of the battalion several enaetf tanks and zdxt salt propollad mounts are hold-
ing then positions under ethift fire (An.5). lho dofensive foroo of the b&tta-
lion is poor ., broovar, oonsidorizg the Italian uentality, it ie dot>bt£ull
whether the battalion is equal to further heavy dutioa . A~;oordingly then
armored group (Da.8tottun, Armored Dn . and assault guza of Div.Coatauro)