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That next day, the 1st/2nd Gurkhas, 1st/9th Gurkhas and 1st Battalion from  the ''Royal Sussex'' Regiment secure the mountain pass at the foot of Djebel Fatnassa, with the Gurkhas losing fifty killed but defeatimg two Italian divisions and German reserves entrusted with its defence.<ref>"The battle was over and, considering the task given to the 1/2nd, the loss of some fifty all ranks was gratifyingly small." Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas, E.D Smith, Pen and Sword,  1983</ref> During the desperate fighting, the 200th Panzer Grenadier Regiment counterattacked the Gurkhas while the 361st Panzer Grenadier Regiment and supporting Italian infantry from the ''Pistoia'' Division attempted to capture Djebel Zouai.<ref>"Messe ordered the 200th Panzer Grenadier Regiment to recapture the hill and  361st Panzer Grenadier Regiment accompanied by a battalion from the Pistoia Division to retake Djebel Zouai." The Bloody Road to Tunis, David Rolf, Frontline Books, 2015</ref>  

That next day, the 1st/2nd Gurkhas, 1st/9th Gurkhas and 1st Battalion from  the ''Royal Sussex'' Regiment secure the mountain pass at the foot of Djebel Fatnassa, with the Gurkhas losing fifty killed but defeatimg two Italian divisions and German reserves entrusted with its defence.<ref>"The battle was over and, considering the task given to the 1/2nd, the loss of some fifty all ranks was gratifyingly small." Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas, E.D Smith, Pen and Sword,  1983</ref> During the desperate fighting, the 200th Panzer Grenadier Regiment counterattacked the Gurkhas while the 361st Panzer Grenadier Regiment and supporting Italian infantry from the ''Pistoia'' Division attempted to capture Djebel Zouai.<ref>"Messe ordered the 200th Panzer Grenadier Regiment to recapture the hill and  361st Panzer Grenadier Regiment accompanied by a battalion from the Pistoia Division to retake Djebel Zouai." The Bloody Road to Tunis, David Rolf, Frontline Books, 2015</ref>  

General von Arnim later confirmed the valiant stand of the Italian Marines, claiming that they were "the best soldiers I ever commanded".<ref>[http://www.avalanchepress.com/Italy_marines.php Italy's Marines]</ref> Private [[Eric Anderson]], of the East Yorkshire Regiment, won a posthumous [[Victoria Cross]] at Wadi Akarit for his efforts in rescuing four British wounded under enemy fire.

General von Arnim later confirmed the valiant stand of the Italian Marines and 39th Bersaglieri Regiment, claiming that they were ''"the best soldiers I ever commanded"''.<ref>[http://www.avalanchepress.com/Italy_marines.php Italy's Marines]</ref>Private [[Eric Anderson]], of the East Yorkshire Regiment, won a posthumous [[Victoria Cross]] at Wadi Akarit for his efforts in rescuing four British wounded under enemy fire.

 

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