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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-3429-4_4 |
The Influence of Physical Geography on the Battle of Kasserine Pass, Tunisia 1943 | |
Gilewitch, Daniel A.1; Pellerin, Jay D.2 | |
通讯作者 | Gilewitch, Daniel A. |
会议名称 | 9th International Conference on Military Geosciences (ICMG) |
会议日期 | JUN 20-24, 2011 |
会议地点 | Las Vegas, NV |
英文摘要 | The first significant WWII encounter between the American 1st Armored Division and German panzer divisions occurred at the Battle of Kasserine Pass in central Tunisia in February, 1943. The battle was a devastating defeat for the Americans and a significant blow to American morale and prestige. Axis forces handled the green American soldiers easily, defeating them in detail at Sidi Bou Zid and again at Sbietla; but as Allied reinforcements arrived and terrain turned more restrictive in the mountain passes around Kasserine, the Axis attack culminated. Eventually, the Allies gained the initiative and did not lose it again in the North African Theater. Both poor preparations for combat operations in the desert environment and an ill-conceived and poorly tested armor force doctrine contributed to the American defeat. This study examines the conduct of the engagements at Sidi Bou Zid, Sbietla and in the vicinity of Kasserine Pass itself. In the end, it was the restrictive terrain west of Kasserine Pass as much as the efforts of the Allied troops that forced Rommel's forces to culminate short of obtaining his objectives. |
英文关键词 | Kasserine Pass North Africa Desert warfare Physical geography Weather Panzer Operation TORCH |
来源出版物 | MILITARY GEOSCIENCES AND DESERT WARFARE: PAST LESSONS AND MODERN CHALLENGES |
出版年 | 2016 |
页码 | 51-65 |
ISBN | 978-1-4939-3427-0 |
EISBN | 978-1-4939-3429-4 |
出版者 | SPRINGER |
类型 | Proceedings Paper |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
收录类别 | CPCI-S ; CPCI-SSH |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000389807200004 |
WOS类目 | Geography ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; History |
WOS研究方向 | Geography ; Geology ; History |
资源类型 | 会议论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/305486 |
作者单位 | 1.US Army Command & Gen Staff Coll, Dept Joint Interagcy & Multinatl Operat, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027 USA; 2.USARNORTH Fifth Army, TF 51, Ft Sam Houston, TX USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Gilewitch, Daniel A.,Pellerin, Jay D.. The Influence of Physical Geography on the Battle of Kasserine Pass, Tunisia 1943[C]:SPRINGER,2016:51-65. |
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