{"id":4575,"date":"2026-01-04T00:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/griffin-w-e-b-brotherhood-of-war-01-the-lieutenants-griffin-w-e-b\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T00:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:34:12","slug":"griffin-w-e-b-brotherhood-of-war-01-the-lieutenants-griffin-w-e-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/griffin-w-e-b-brotherhood-of-war-01-the-lieutenants-griffin-w-e-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffin, W.E.B. – Brotherhood Of War 01 – The Lieutenants – Griffin, W. E. B."},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 14 February 1943, strong German armored units sallied forth from passes in south-central Tunisia on the front of the 11 U.S. Corps, commanded by Major General Lloyd R. Fredendall, in an attempt to turn the flank of the British First Army (Lt. Gen. Kenneth A. N. Anderson) and capture’ the base of operations that the Allies had set up around Tebessa. In a series of sharp armored actions, the Germans defeated the Allies and forced a withdrawal by American troops all the way back throughKasserinePass and the valley beyond. <\/p>\n

American Military History 1607-1953 Department of the Army, July 1956 <\/p>\n

NearSidi-Bou-Zid,Tunisia 17 February 1943 <\/p>\n

Two tanks, American, which showed signs of hard use, moved slowly down a path. The terrain was undulating desert. Not sand dunes, but arid, gritty soil, with crumbling, fist-sized rocks and sparse vegetation. <\/p>\n

The dips in the hind were just deep enough to conceal a tank. The high spots did not provide for much visibility. You could see for a mile, <\/p>\n

perhaps more, but a tank could be concealed in a dip a hundred yards away. <\/p>\n

Major Robert Bellmon, riding in the open turret of the lead M4A2 <\/p>\n

“Sherman” tank, his tanned body outside the hatch, was a tall and rangy young man who had graduated from theUnited StatesMilitaryAcademy atWest Point in 1939. He wore the Academy ring, a simple gold wedding band, and an issue Hamilton watch. The issue band had rotted, and had been replaced by a band stitched from the tail pf a khaki shirt by the battalion tailor. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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