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- 126 - Strong dust clouds and sand storms oantinue to limi11 the air activity on both sides . Annex 1131.}) Estimate of the situation and intentions a. First Ital.Arwi: It is supposed that today t s attack of strong energy armored force s bring against the 15.Pz .Div, was carried out to/reliefs~/the American units engaged in heavy fighting . It is apparently the enemy's intention to induce our them command to pull out forces from the attack gropp and transfer/to the Mareth front . Therefor additional strong enemy attacks must be expected on 21 Feb. also . An air reconnaissance confirms this assumption, as the enemy group _W%. between Madenine and Ben Gardane has been rsitnrced by 2 500 motor vehicles . (Annex 1127) (the troops fully &Ierted?) The First Italian Array has ordered full defense readiness_ at the P6areth front . b . Attack- group- north : Using all his available forces the enemy attempted to hold his new switch position on the ridge northwest of Sbeit9d - Kasserine - Thelepte . He continued to send reinforcements for tf is purpose to Sbilba, northwest of Kasserine", as well as north of lhelepte . According to today's impressionmade by the enemy the army must expect enemy counterattacks on all of the three sectors, as the enemy will be anxious to restore the line that was partly lost . On the basis of this situation the arny decides to remain on the defensive on 21 Feb . at Sbiba and Feriana, to prepare for defense at Kasserine pass with comparatively weak forces and to be ready with a strong assault group to fall in, according to the develoomaht of the situation, either to an assault or to a counterattack to the north or to the west . In this connection the following is ordered : aa . The 21 .°z.Div . will defend its positions south o_° Sbiba to the odge of
o£ the enemy mine field . TheA.580plaoed under the control of the division/ will be set to march inomediately to Kasserine as army reserve, bb . The D.A . K . will defend the pass positions west of the Kasserine - Thala roadrxwA and will send a kampfgruppe to reconnoiter in the direotion of D3ebel el Hamra . The relief of the IO .Pz .Div . east of the road will lore par e d . co . The 10.Pz .Div . will defenthe pass positions east of the Kasserine - Thala road and will &r4ve with a kampfgruppe (without tanks) in the direction of Thala . Tanks and the mass of the division will be held in readiness for a _ thrust to the north or possiblt a counterattack to the west . dd . The Div . Oentauro will defendthe Feriana - Thelepte area and brings for- ward for that puspose additional artillery from the Gafsa area . (Annex 1135) 2 . Morning and noon report to O.K.H. ( Annex 1136 ) Sequence of events a . First Ital.Armee - 127- 21 February 1943 Dtiring/the 15.Pz .Div . occupied systematically the ordered . area in the sector of the Div . Spezia . Though the division has been engaged the whole of yesterday in hard defensive fighting against enemy forces many times superior losses and breakdowns remained comparatively small . (Annex 1137) Today the enemy did not continue his attack but limited himself to vigorous reconnaissance against the advanced positions of the Wreth line . ( Annex 11j8 ) In the Rhoumerassen area (northwest of Foum Tatahoiime) the pressure of strong enemy reconnaissance forces continues against our reconnaissance group in line on the south flank of the position . (Annex . 1138) b . Front of the attack group north : 'rhile the l0 .Pz.Div . and comoat grouo of D .A .K. aro preparing for
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18 1 st Armored Division, Report of
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