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

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SEADWARTERS IST ARMORED DI' iSIOR
A.P .O. 251 c/o Postmaster
New York City, N .Y .
1 . CC "A" will be prepared to carry out the Division mission in the valley
between DJ BOU DJELLbI and BABET EL SID - DJ ANOUAL, that is, to act defensively
to proteot the town of TFBESSA ad supply installations thereat against attack
from the South and Southwest, being prepared meanwhile to oounter-attack to the
Southeast to restore the DERNAIA position in the event that position is penetrate(
"by hostile attack . If suddenly attacked or if communications fail, appropriate
action will be taken at once . `
The execution of the above mission requires the following.
a. Minefields in the mountain passes to be guarded and backed-up by
artillery firs .
b. Disposition for the oounter-attack, or reinforcemont of the EL ML BL
ABIOD position in vase of threatened enemy penetration.
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c . Close liaison with thertroops holding the DERNAIA position to ditm4
mine 'The routes of approaoh and most profitable direction of oouater-a
d. The preparation of plans Per the attack on any enemy forces rorol:>w
entrance into the valley by the Eastern exits . - ' -. t
e . Prepare plans for blocking the passes through this mountain range~,;D
just youth of TEBESSA by the use of mines and defensive nation . -.- :~
NOTES . Cross fire from` tanks hidden - in Arab homes, hay stsoks, eto . or "uiA-?
or behind other .cover : and the clever use of supporting fires,-mine fields ;
=Hhidden adl-tank guns will be used to trap at a disadvantage any enemy. :, . . _'
tanks"entering the valley .
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ORLANDO WARD
Major General, U. S. Army
Commanding .
20 February 1943 .