Battle of Kasserine Pass

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The Battle of Kasserine Pass was a major World War II engagement in Tunisia in early 1943, marking the first large-scale clash between American and German forces in North Africa and exposing critical weaknesses in inexperienced U.S. troops and command.

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instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
belligerent Free French forces ⓘ
linked to: Free French Forces

Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses heavy U.S. casualties and equipment losses ⓘ
moderate Axis casualties ⓘ
commander Alphonse Juin ⓘ
Bernard Montgomery ⓘ
Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
Erwin Rommel ⓘ
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim ⓘ
Lloyd Fredendall ⓘ
Omar N. Bradley ⓘ
linked to: Omar Bradley
conflict World War II ⓘ
country French Tunisia ⓘ
linked to: French North Africa
date February 1943 ⓘ
endDate 1943-02-22 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of El Guettar ⓘ
involvedUnit British First Army ⓘ
Free French XIX Corps ⓘ
linked to: French XIX Corps

German 5th Panzer Army ⓘ
linked to: 5th Panzer Army

German Panzerarmee Afrika ⓘ
U.S. II Corps ⓘ
location Atlas Mountains ⓘ
Kasserine Pass ⓘ
linked to: Kasserine

Tunisia ⓘ
notableFor exposing weaknesses in inexperienced U.S. troops and command ⓘ
first major clash between U.S. and German ground forces in World War II ⓘ
prompting reforms in U.S. Army leadership and tactics ⓘ
objective Axis attempt to capture Tebessa and Allied supply depots ⓘ
Axis attempt to disrupt Allied advance in Tunisia ⓘ
opponent German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Italian forces in North Africa ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
partOf North African Campaign ⓘ
Tunisia Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Tunisian campaign
precededBy Battle of Sidi Bou Zid ⓘ
relatedOperation Axis defense of Tunisia ⓘ
linked to: Tunisian campaign

Operation Torch ⓘ
result Axis tactical victory ⓘ
Strategic Allied recovery and learning experience ⓘ
startDate 1943-02-19 ⓘ
strategicConsequence increased prominence of Omar Bradley and other U.S. commanders ⓘ
replacement of Lloyd Fredendall as U.S. II Corps commander ⓘ
strengthened Allied command structure in North Africa ⓘ
terrain mountain pass ⓘ
narrow defiles and ridges in the Atlas Mountains ⓘ
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ

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Tunisian campaign → significantBattle → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
World War II battles → hasNotableBattle → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
21st Panzer Division → participatedIn → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
15th Panzer Division → opponent → United States Army forces in Tunisia ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kasserine Pass
II Corps (United States) → notableBattle → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
Battle of El Guettar → precededBy → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
United States 1st Infantry Division → notableBattle → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
Lloyd Fredendall → militaryInvolvement → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
The Fighting First → notableEngagement → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
Battle of Sidi Bou Zid → followedBy → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
Heeresgruppe Afrika → notableBattle → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
African Theater → hasPart → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
El Guettar → near → Kasserine Pass ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kasserine Pass
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U.S. 9th Infantry Division → participatedIn → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
Operation Capri → precededBy → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
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United States Army in World War II → engagedIn → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ
Kasserine Governorate → contains → Kasserine Pass ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kasserine Pass
The Big Red One → notableBattle → Kasserine Pass ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kasserine Pass
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Battle of Faid Pass → followedBy → Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ