On 6 April, the Italian ''San Marcos'' Marine Regiment, well dug in at Wadi Akarit and plentifully supplied with automatic weapons and grenades, is practically destroyed in hand-to-hand combat with the 6th ''Green Howards'', the British suffering 126 killed. | On 6 April, the Italian ''San Marcos'' Marine Regiment, well dug in at Wadi Akarit and plentifully supplied with automatic weapons and grenades, is practically destroyed in hand-to-hand combat with the 6th ''Green Howards'', the British suffering 126 killed. |