22 16th Infantry, I st Infantry Division, Operations Report, 19-26 February 1943
HASSEKYE CA?.TAIGN F~;RH,t~~RV 19, 1943 " CT moves from Ousseltia Valley, having turned sector over to French Forces for defense . CT moved to new location at 6253, Sheet 13, to open . Kassarine "hase, beginning movement at 1350 hours, 19 February 19¢3 and arriving in bivouac area at 0550 hours 20 February 1943 " _F-BRi1 Rv 20, 1943 ; CT in bivouac in Kasserine sector . Preparation made and orders issued for movement into lines . FEBRUELRY 21, .`196-3: lst Platoon Company A, 1st Engineers Battalion relieved from attached to CT16 and reverts to control of Commanding General, lst U .,:s . Infantry Division . The 2nd Battalion is moved forward into the lines and the remainder of . the CT is alerted for movement . However, no movement is made . At 2200 -'.hours .1st . and 3rd Battalion with attachments from Special- Units are moved forward,bdt-are, not committed . FEBRUARY 22, 19x3 ; Regimental CP moved forward to 6967, sheet 13 . Orders receiv= ed from Commanding General, Combat Command B that CT `16 will hav,: neission of protecting 7th ., and 33rd Field Artillery Battalions . At 1045 hours K am .M Companies'- 16th Infantry come in contact with enemy . 1st Battalion is sent ort mission to - protect flanks . Corrunanding <strong>Of</strong>ficer issues'plan to make local attacks in cooord- . ination with Combat Co :+mand g, At 3443 orders issued for 2nd and 3rd-Battalions to make their local attacks as planned at 1500 hours ., preceded by small' .artillery barrage . Battalions jump off on ti :;e . Company C, lst Ranger . BattbLlion 'attached to CT at 16113 hours . Local attacks made by battalions . were successful in~that, dominating ground was taken and some field artillery guns captured by enemy were retaken . The Commanding usneral, II Corps and . the Commanding General- lst U.S . Infantry Division, each sent the following message to"the Commanding . <strong>Of</strong>ficer CT 16 ; Miany thanks for the splendid work of your .CT today. . FEBRUARY 233 1943 : Orders received from Commanding "Ueneral, lst U . S . ;'Infantry . Division that very active patrolling must keep up as .it ' i.b believed -that., en is making a general withdrawal . Orders passed to Battalions.wriich are out of contact following attacks of yesterday . 39th Infantry takes over sector . occupied-' by 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry . 3rd Battalion moves to new ,defensive positia % FEBRUARY 24, 1943 ; Extensive plans made to move forward thru pass .- Plans ::made in detail and although no resistance is expected, every detail is-planned' to-take-care of it . C? moved to 8477 after meeting of all unit commanders . F_EBRUARY25, 191,-3 : At 0700 all battalions move forward as - _planned . _. At _O$?0 hours the lst Battalion had reached the base of the hill which is its first_ objective ;. without resistance . At 1000 hours the 1st :Battalion had a,dsed ts"first objec= r; tive and reached its 2nd one . The 3rd Battalion moved fortyard without reslstanc and took objective on schedule . Kasserine pass wascleared of enemy,, to be mined and booby trapped extremely . All units moved forward without'Rrdsis tance to Thelpte and Feriana . There, lines were stopped,' and°defensive posn*SL _ organized . ---" FEB~jJJARY 26, 1943 : Defensive postions organized and a period of reorganization'. Not in contact with enemy . At 1155 hours new Cp opened at 390742, 1/50;000 . lst ?reconnaissance Troops attached to CT to reinforce motorized reconnaissance . for a short >>eriod . '
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