Battle of El Guettar
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The Battle of El Guettar was a key World War II engagement in Tunisia where U.S. forces, under General Patton, successfully halted and repelled German armored attacks, marking an important step in the Allies’ North African campaign.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of El Guettar, Tunisia | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of El Guettar
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surface form:
Battle of El Guettar, Tunisia
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| armedForcesInvolved |
Wehrmacht
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surface form:
German Army
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Army
United States Army ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Free French Forces
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Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| campaignPhase | Allied drive toward Tunis and Bizerte ⓘ |
| commander |
Erwin Rommel
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George S. Patton ⓘ Hans-Jürgen von Arnim ⓘ Lloyd Fredendall ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| date | 1943-03-23 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-04-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Tunisian campaign
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surface form:
Allied advance on Tunis
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| front | Tunisian front ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
10th Panzer Division
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German 164th Light Afrika Division ⓘ 21st Panzer Division ⓘ
surface form:
German 21st Panzer Division
United States 1st Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. 1st Infantry Division
U.S. 9th Infantry Division ⓘ II Corps (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. II Corps
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| location |
El Guettar
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Tunisia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective use of American artillery and anti-tank guns
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first major U.S. victory against German armored forces in North Africa ⓘ improvement in U.S. Army performance after Kasserine Pass ⓘ |
| objective |
to halt German counterattacks in central Tunisia
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to secure approaches to Gabès ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Afrika Korps
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Italian forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
North African campaign
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surface form:
North African Campaign
Tunisian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Tunisia Campaign
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| precededBy | Battle of Kasserine Pass ⓘ |
| region | Central Tunisia ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to eventual Axis defeat in North Africa
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demonstrated growing effectiveness of U.S. ground forces in World War II ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-03-23 ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
artillery barrages against armored thrusts
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defensive anti-tank positions ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous and hilly terrain around El Guettar valley ⓘ |
| theater |
North African campaign
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surface form:
North African Theater of World War II
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of El Guettar, Tunisia
subject surface form:
Battle of the Mareth Line