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

Radio Message from
Intelligence Section German-Italian Pananr Arnyrt.P.
22 February 191}3
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Q,K.ii. Army G.S., Sectinn Fremde 11Jaro 1+'oat III
G,~raan General in Rome
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ilaere is no change in the picture p:esonted by the onoMl at Sbiba.
Toward noon strong cnany forces with tanks were assembled in readiness
ror a oo=erattaok on our positions 5 LT. southeast o£ Thala, but- the attack
was not launahed.
Tho eumW initiated several strong thrusts with tank support6Gainst oar
Xampfgruuppe southeast of Dj . al IIa:,ra but uns repulsod for the most part. Ho
really succeeded only pushing bank t1ae laft flank of this Kam, fgruppa tox:ard
the eastl. The enemy attacks in this area were supported by stro ::g artillery
which had at its disposal outstanding oboorvation positions on the surrounding
hills .
Lo important lotion northwest of Thalepte.
Our air reoonnaissanoe, spotty because of bad weather, disclosed that
na:r onany forces :yarn bro:a.Sat fon7a.:d on the Le itof-.--Kalaa D3erda road try
Thula, and from. Tebesna to the east-northeast .
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The enemy continued to brie forward reinforcements to stop our advunoe
over the Kasserino pass to the north and northwest or to launch a counter-
attack to reaa2ture Kasserino pass .
Reliable information, prisoners stateiLents,oaptured papers and grmind
raoozuialza=ca disclose the follovring picture of the enter distribution of
forces is before our attack front at the present time :
a . At Sbiba olev;ents of the lst British Guard Brigado, and olment~; of