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...Pass to Kasserine Pass (TIME, March 1). The second action, which ended last week, was a disappointment-the failure to make any appreciable headway in the hills near El Guettar. The third, which began last week, was downright embarrassing-the delaying of the British in the pass before Fondouk by the tardiness of U.S. troops. Out of these actions, U.S. troops have gained humility, determination, and the realization that all the fine points of war cannot be learned on training grounds...
Trouble at Fondouk. The Fondouk action afforded a sharp comparison between British and U.S. troops. The British were assigned to clear the heights to the left of the pass leading to Fondouk, the U.S. troops the heights to the right. These were important preliminaries to getting through to the coastal plain where Kairouan and perhaps some of Rommel's retreating strength could be assaulted. When the British troops reached their first objective at 7:30 the first morning, the U.S. troops had not begun to move. All day the British worked their way efficiently along their ridges...
...Germans were trying to win the road junction of Fondouk-el-Aoubareb, six miles southeast of Pichon and 55 miles southwest of the east port of Sousse...