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==Final fighting==
==Final fighting==
On 22 February, the Germans continued their efforts to break the last British line of defense outside Thala. The commander of the British force (called ''Nickforce'') defending Thala, was General Cameron Nicholson who managed to convince that day the US commanders present at Thala not abandon the town in favour of Le Kef, 50 miles away. Two battalions of Bersaglieri tried to outflank the defenses of Thala,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080131210644/http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/97/a4144097.shtml THE 23rd FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL ARTILLERY]</ref> but the Italian attack was broken by the heavy fire from British artillery. Assault Group Afrika Korps spent much of the day attacking and bombarding CCB, which still defended the road to Tebessa. On the afternoon of 22 March, the 10th Panzer Division was ordered to retreat, but the American and British fire was so fierce that the order could not be fulfilled until nightfall. On Highway 13, attacks from Assault Group Afrika Korps against Combat Command B also ceased, and in the afternoon the Germans in this sector began their retreat.
On 22 February, the Germans continued their efforts to break the last British line of defense outside Thala. The commander of the British force (called ''Nickforce'') defending Thala, was General Cameron Nicholson who managed to convince that day the US commanders present at Thala not abandon the town in favour of Le Kef, 50 miles away. Two battalions of Bersaglieri tried to outflank the defenses of Thala,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080131210644/https://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/97/a4144097.shtml THE 23rd FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL ARTILLERY]</ref> but the Italian attack was broken by the heavy fire from British artillery. Assault Group Afrika Korps spent much of the day attacking and bombarding CCB, which still defended the road to Tebessa. On the afternoon of 22 March, the 10th Panzer Division was ordered to retreat, but the American and British fire was so fierce that the order could not be fulfilled until nightfall. On Highway 13, attacks from Assault Group Afrika Korps against Combat Command B also ceased, and in the afternoon the Germans in this sector began their retreat.
By the evening of 24 February, Kasserine Pass was once more in Allied hands, as, shortly after, were Sbeitla and Sidi Bou Zid.
By the evening of 24 February, Kasserine Pass was once more in Allied hands, as, shortly after, were Sbeitla and Sidi Bou Zid.