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Operations Section German Italina Panzer Army C .P . 22 February t43 0030 h . to German rzonoral in Boma 'O.B .S. Xflbrungsabtlg u.Arbeitsstab 0.K.W.Af..F.St. 0.K H. Army G. S . Day report 22 kbbruary_ '43 I, General A continuation of the attack appears to be pointless on account of the continuous reinforcements o£ enemy forces during 22 Mo., -the adverse weather vdzioh rendors the terrain impassable outside of the hard surface roads, and the inareasing difficulties of co=itting mobile troops in the unfaiorable mountain region= also because of the poor combat value of the troops. breaking Tharotore the AruW, after causing the ©ne7 heavy losses and up his conoentration, in agreement vrith O.S.Md ordered in tlia afternoon a ocaaation of the attack and a withdravial of the attacking troops . Additional groun3 for the decision was the fact that the situation a .- the ?:xreth front mmkes a rapid shift of Ue mobile troops of both armies ns- cossary to give the envW:who is not yet ready for the attack, a swift blow in his assembled forces aria thereVy force hits to dalay it. During the night vatt.druar of 22/23 fob. the Army vi 11 xM the 10th Pz . Div. and Kampfgru,LPe D.A.K. the roads and the trail first to the pass position north of Easserins, I-. ...._...._. . . .,_._. and then iu additional bounds Trill have all units including the 21st Pz .Div . and Div. Centauro roach the point of, departure of the operation. . In view of the weak forces and the necessity of concentrating all =bile elements for an op-ration, out of the fhreth position, this position is held to be the most favorable . Partimilarn The 2lat Pz.Div.held its position south of Sbiba. %nom ap.arently furthar reinforced ; howovor no onamy attack .
10th Pz.Div . The armored battalion which in the evening hours of 21 Feb . had brokon .through at Thala, was caught in the back by strong eneW forces and was forced to evacuate the village . Strong onomy forces (elements o£ tire 6th British Pz .Div. and of the 46th British In°.Div.) :lore occupying the do- ninant ridges on both aides of Thala. The pro pared attack on the Shale hills mess not carried out on account of the continuous roinforooments in oneny infantry si~xs and artilleryx from a western and northorn direction. Several enemy attempts at attacks ware repulsed with losses for him.At night fall the Idisengaged itself fran the chemy and reached Kasserine :ass after mining the road ., KampfFruppe D.A. in the zooming hours had launched an attack on the pass position of D3 . ol Han a. As a result of strong artillery effect of the onmW and thfl flanking on 3 sides from dominant mountain Positions the attack did not. suecedd. The Kampfgruppe had-to pass to the defensive and ropulned several violent anamy counterattacks which were otill in progress at night fall. The withdrawal and reaching the positions in the Kasserine Pass ware oarried out during the night. Mo attack of the krti open the passes north of Thelepte :3unchad from a'northernd rerat ~could not bsx= go formrd on account o£ strong aneny action and marshy roads, and had to be broken off. Div. Gentauro v'.ithout important engagement in defensive positions in the Thelepte-lbriana area . Air situation During the entire day constant Jabo and low-level attacks in the area Dj . al. Hamra and bouth of '17iala. Five onarv planes tiers downod by antiaircraft fire . Despite advarso weather conditions our Luftraffe supported the operations offootively. Results of 19-22 Feb. angagemonta a:cording to reports as yet inoomplatc :
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18 1 st Armored Division, Report of
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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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23 10th Panzer Division, War Diary
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