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Revision as of 06:45, September 17, 2016
, 06:45, September 17, 2016→El Guettar
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 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 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 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.