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During the [[Second Battle of Alamein]], the 12th Bersaglieri Regiment fought especially hard, manning the Italian 47mm and 90mm guns in defence of El Aqqaqir Ridge, destroying 70 tanks from the British 9th Armoured Brigade in the process. Berlin Radio acknowledged that in this sector the ''"British were made to pay for their penetration with enormous losses in men and material. The Italians fought till the last man."'' <ref>Rolling Thunder: A Century of Tank Warfare, Philip Kaplan, p. 139, Pen and Sword, 2013</ref>  
 
During the [[Second Battle of Alamein]], the 12th Bersaglieri Regiment fought especially hard, manning the Italian 47mm and 90mm guns in defence of El Aqqaqir Ridge, destroying 70 tanks from the British 9th Armoured Brigade in the process. Berlin Radio acknowledged that in this sector the ''"British were made to pay for their penetration with enormous losses in men and material. The Italians fought till the last man."'' <ref>Rolling Thunder: A Century of Tank Warfare, Philip Kaplan, p. 139, Pen and Sword, 2013</ref>  
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The Bersaglieri remained a force to be reckoned with even after the defeat at Alamein and, in early December 1942 the 10th Bersaglieri Regiment forced the surrender of 300 British and American paratroopers operating behind Axis lines during the [[Battle of Tebourba]].
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The Bersaglieri remained a force to be reckoned with during the [[Tunisian Campaign]] and, in early December 1942 the 10th Bersaglieri Regiment forced the surrender of 300 Allied paratroopers operating behind Axis lines during the [[Battle of Tebourba]].
    
The Bersaglieri again fought well during the [[Battle of Kasserine Pass]], with the 5th and 7th Bersaglieri Regiments capturing 2,450 British, American and French troops and covering Rommel's withdrawal.  
 
The Bersaglieri again fought well during the [[Battle of Kasserine Pass]], with the 5th and 7th Bersaglieri Regiments capturing 2,450 British, American and French troops and covering Rommel's withdrawal.  
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