During the six-day Battle of Kasserine Pass (February 19-24, 1943), American and allied forces suffered close to 10,000 casualties. Though initially viewed as a fiasco, the battle taught lessons that transformed Allied military tactics and marked a turning point in the war in North Africa.
Battle of Kasserine Pass
McGray (American, dates unknown), S/Sgt. Garland Martin holds a personnel mine laid by the retreating German forces, 1943 [February 26]
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National Archives, RG 111 · NAID 276536968