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| | While the 8th Army rolled up the German southern flank, Patton's revitalized 2nd Corps drove east into their flank, drawing Axis reinforcments from the south, thereby weakening the opposition to Montgomery's push. | | While the 8th Army rolled up the German southern flank, Patton's revitalized 2nd Corps drove east into their flank, drawing Axis reinforcments from the south, thereby weakening the opposition to Montgomery's push. |
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| − | During the [[Battle of El Guettar]], the 5th Bersaglieri Regiment a few held up the US 2nd Army Corps, though the Americans did well in capturing Jebel Mcheltat. | + | During the [[Battle of El Guettar]], the 5th Bersaglieri Regiment held up the US 2nd Army Corps, though the Americans did well in capturing in Jebel Mcheltat in fierce hand-to-hand combat, a 1, 500-foot hill. |
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| − | On 23 March, the 10th Panzer Division and 7th Bersaglieri Regiment attacked the U.S. 1st Division on the slopes of Djebel Berda, advancing six miles behind enemy lines and capturing 170 American soldiers. | + | On 23 March, the 10th Panzer Division and supporting 7th Bersaglieri Regiment attacked the US 1st Division on the slopes of Djebel Berda, advancing six miles behind enemy lines and capturing 170 American soldiers. |
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| − | On the night of 27/28 March, the US 47th Regiment captured Hill 369 from the Italians, but the attacking 2nd Battalion was overrun in chaotic night-fighting and the battalion commander, two officers and 175 men from E Company were captured. | + | On the night of 27/28 March, the US 47th Regiment captured Hill 369 from the Italians, but the 2nd Battalion was overrun in chaotic night-fighting and the battalion commander, two officers and 175 men from E Company were captured. |
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| − | On 28 March, the Free French Forces finally seized El Hamma Ridge and the Axis forces were forced to abandon Gabès. The ''Raggruppamento Sahariano'' (under General Alberto Mannerini) had fought stubbornly for several days. | + | On 28 March, the Free French Forces finally seized El Hamma Ridge and the Axis forces were forced to abandon Gabès. The ''Raggruppamento Sahariano'' (under General Alberto Mannerini) had fought stubbornly for several days: |
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| − | By early April, the US 1st Armored Division's losses since the recaptured of Sened Station would reach 304 killed, 1,265 wounded, 116 missing or captured, and forty tanks destroyed. | + | By early April, the US 1st Armored Division's losses since the recapture of Sened Station would reach 304 killed, 1,265 wounded, 116 missing or captured, and forty tanks destroyed. |
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| | ==Enfidaville== | | ==Enfidaville== |