Kasserine Pass Battle Analysis
1. DEFINE THE SUBJECT/EVALUATE THE SOURCES:
a. Define the Battle to be analyzed (where, why, when).The Battle of Kasserine Pass was the first big engagement between American and German forces in World War II.
1. The United States, United Kingdom and Free France were the allied forces on one side. Nazi Germany and Italy was on the other.
2. The Battle of Kasserine Pass happened on February 19-25 1943 During World War II. (Hickman, Battle of Kasserine Pass , 2016) 3. Kasserine Pass is a 2 mi (3.2 km) wide gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in west central Tunisia.
2. REVIEW THE SETTING (SET THE STAGE):
a. Strategic/Operational Overview/ The Battle of Kasserine Pass occur during World War II in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, 1941, the Western Allies, primarily the United States and Britain, began to calculate of an strategy utilizing their combined forces. While the US initially argued for an operation to invade France in 1942, limitations prevented such a bold move. The invasion of France was therefore moved to 1943, but Roosevelt and Churchill …show more content…
The howling currents and swirling dust cloaked the maneuvers of advancing German armored battle groups. Weather did not play a great role in the actual Sidi Bou Zid engagement. It was significant in the events leading up to Kasserine Pass. In November 1942, as the British First Army approached Bizarte and Tunis along the northern routes from the TORCH landing sites, severe rains turned the ground into a muddy quagmire. The present of this harsh weather shifted to the German defenders and the Allied offensive ground to a halt. The Allies decided to await the end of the rainy season (March time frame) for further offensive operations. As a result, the US II Corps was moved south to establish defensive positions along the Eastern Dorsal. (Chen, n.d.) (watson,
a. Define the Battle to be analyzed (where, why, when).The Battle of Kasserine Pass was the first big engagement between American and German forces in World War II.
1. The United States, United Kingdom and Free France were the allied forces on one side. Nazi Germany and Italy was on the other.
2. The Battle of Kasserine Pass happened on February 19-25 1943 During World War II. (Hickman, Battle of Kasserine Pass , 2016) 3. Kasserine Pass is a 2 mi (3.2 km) wide gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in west central Tunisia.
2. REVIEW THE SETTING (SET THE STAGE):
a. Strategic/Operational Overview/ The Battle of Kasserine Pass occur during World War II in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, 1941, the Western Allies, primarily the United States and Britain, began to calculate of an strategy utilizing their combined forces. While the US initially argued for an operation to invade France in 1942, limitations prevented such a bold move. The invasion of France was therefore moved to 1943, but Roosevelt and Churchill …show more content…
The howling currents and swirling dust cloaked the maneuvers of advancing German armored battle groups. Weather did not play a great role in the actual Sidi Bou Zid engagement. It was significant in the events leading up to Kasserine Pass. In November 1942, as the British First Army approached Bizarte and Tunis along the northern routes from the TORCH landing sites, severe rains turned the ground into a muddy quagmire. The present of this harsh weather shifted to the German defenders and the Allied offensive ground to a halt. The Allies decided to await the end of the rainy season (March time frame) for further offensive operations. As a result, the US II Corps was moved south to establish defensive positions along the Eastern Dorsal. (Chen, n.d.) (watson,