Tag Archives: sidi nsir

Air Attack at Hunt’s Gap

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following correspondent’s report from the UP (United Press) describes the fighting at Hunt’s Gap in Tunisia in February-March 1943. Compare this account of the battle to the German commander Oberst. Rudolf Lang’s account and British observer Howard Marshall’s account. … Continue reading →

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Battles of Kampfgruppe Lang in Tunisia – Attack on Beja

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Historical Division of the U.S. Army in Europe assembled a series of Foreign Military Studies from 1945 to 1954 covering the fighting in Europe during World War II. The volume Battles of Kampfgruppe Lang in Tunisia (10th Panzer Division) … Continue reading →

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Sidi Nsir and Hunt’s Gap

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

This map from The Royal Hampshire Regiment: 1918-1954 shows the battles at Sidi Nsir and Hunt’s Gap in Tunisia in February-March 1943. The German forces overran the British units at Sidi Nsir but were halted at Hunt’s Gap near Ksar … Continue reading →

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Battle of Sidi Nsir

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

In an effort to extend the Tunis bridgehead, the Germans launched Operation Ochsenkopf in February 1943. Kampfgruppe Lang, containing sPzAbt. 501 and elements of 10th Panzer Division, struck at British forces at Sidi Nsir. After a hard battle, the German … Continue reading →

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Tiger Grave at Beja [Updated]

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The kernel of the following map originated with discussions started on several Internet forums related to WWII German armor, especially the lengthy discussions in the Missing Lynx Axis WWII Discussion Group. Photos: P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 … Continue reading →

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An Account of the Battle of Beja

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following personal account of the Battle of Beja is taken from the book Over to Tunis by Howard Marshall which was published in 1943. Beja is a charming little white town on a hillside some twenty-five miles north-west of … Continue reading →

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