Battle of kasserine pass pdf

The influence of physical geography on the battle of kasserine. The battle of kasserine pass took place during the tunisia campaign of world war ii in february 1943. As they entered the campaign, the general feeling among the americans was one of great. Kasserine pass battles readings army center of military. To determine why, an indepth study of the battle of kasserine pass is necessary to identify errors in the current history. Battle of kasserine pass, 1424 february 1943, world war ii event. Germans were on the attack, not only around the wellknown battles at the kasserine pass, but all over northern tunisia. The series of engagements in and around the kasserine pass in tunisia marked the first time american forces engaged in fullscale combat against german forces in the second world war. Rapid demobilization after world war i had left the regular army with. Contents 1 tunisianbattleground 2 tunisiatopography 3 tunisian front, 4 battlefor easterndorsal passes january. Kasserine pass is a 2 mi wide gap in the grand dorsal chain. The battle of kasserine pass was a battle of the tunisia campaign of world war ii that took place in february 1943. Kasserine pass battles readings center of military history. The influence of physical geography on the battle of kasserine pass, tunisia 1943.

Battle of the kasserine pass on this day, german general erwin rommel and his afrika korps launch an offensive against an allied defensive line in tunisia, north africa. Kasserine pass battles staff ride background materials. To visualize the role of the 1st infantry division, in is operations against. The battle of kasserine pass the national wwii museum. North africa at the battle of kasserine pass resulted in a tactical defeat. How the world war ii american army at kasserine pass. There are many similarities between the battle of kasserine pass and other battles, such as the battle of the bulge, which history characterizes as victories. The 75th anniversary of the battle of kasserine pass symposium, taking place february 24 at the museum, will look at the key lessons of the battle and explain ways in which the setback in tunisia produced a hardened us army that would march on to victory. Kasserine pass battles maps and sketches appendix u.

The battle of kasserine pass was a battle of the tunisia campaign of world war ii that took. Revenge for kasserine came on may, 1943, with the surrender of axis forces in tunisia. Into the barbedwire cages streamed 275,000 german and italian prisoners, more than at stalingrad. Battle of kasserine pass wikipedia republished wiki 2. When considering the consequences of not addressing this risk, lessons learned from the battle of kasserine pass resonate. This text covers the desert battle at kasserine pass in february 1943, the first real confrontation between american and german troops and the one that pitted eisenhowers and. The axis offensive along the kasserine pass, in a gap in the atlas mountains of westcentral tunisia, was the first largescale encounter in world war ii between the axis and the u. An allied advance into kasserine pass turns into a fierce confrontation, triggering a sweeping axis counter. From pearl harbor to the kasserine pass by gerald astor. The engagements before the germans advancing on kasserine pass were where the americans first truly showed their lack of understanding of german tactics and mobile warfare. The axis forces led by generalfeldmarschall erwin rommel, were primarily from the afrika korps assault group, elements of the italian centauro armoured division and two panzer.