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...pursuit went fast. Merely throwing out patrols to make contact with U.S. troops near El Guettar and later near Maknassy, the Eighth Army pushed through Maharès, through Sfax, into Sousse, and to the very edge of the hill country...
...first major action in Tunisia involving U.S. troops was a defeat-the setback from Faïd 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...
Between Patton and the flat land, as he launched the second battle of El Guettar last week, lay a final series of ridges which the Axis had organized all too well for defense ever since December...
...first battle of El Guettar took place fortnight ago, when the 10th Panzer Division was driven southeast of the dusty Arab village, and U.S. infantry was in turn driven back from its forward positions on Djebel el Kreroua (TIME, April...
Driving over rocky cliffs southeast of E1 Guettar under heavy fire from hidden German 88-millimeter cannon, the American feet soldiers were advancing due cast toward Field Marshall Erwin Rommel's positions on the Wadi Akarit only 38 miles beyond...