Kasserine Pass

Kasserine, TN

The site of the first large-scale clash between American and German forces in the war, where the **US II Corps** suffered a decisive defeat during the Tunisia Campaign in February 1943. **Rommel's Afrika Korps** drove American forces back 80 km through the mountain passes in what became a hard lesson in modern armored warfare. The defeat prompted major reforms in American training, tactics, and leadership, including the appointment of General Patton.